Rogers Was Always a City of Tolerance- a Dyke Lumber Co. Thrived for Years.

While much of our country is still divided over equality for gay people, Rogers was ahead of its time on this issue. According to the Rogers Historical Museum, the women pictured here formed the "Dyke" Lumber Company and the business thrived. No one thought anything about it. "They're just folks like the rest of us," commented J. Wade Sikes, when an outsider raised questions. There was never any discrimination.
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