Johann Beckerle arrived in Pearl River Nov 3 1859. He was a farmer. His son Philip ran a lumber mill. Philip's son Laurence Thomas Beckerle (Larry) started Beckerle Lumber Feb 29 1940. In 1940, when Larry was 52 years old, he decided to risk everything and have a go of it on his own. He started Beckerle Lumber. Of course he realized he wasn't really on his own. The secret to Beckerle Lumber's past and continued success, lies with the people who have, and who are, currently working here. Inventory, facilities, equipment, while all these are required assets necessary to run a business, the key to success is the people who work in the business. Beckerle Lumber has never lost sight of this vision, that its the people that matter the most.
