Old Hickory chairs, made of hickory in the United States, 1960.

Hickory wood chair from the Old Hickory Company of Martinsville, Indiana. The seat and backrest are hand-woven in the traditional style of open caning. Chair dimensions: H.99 X W.51 X D.56 cm. In the 1800s, as pioneers crossed America westward, they discovered hickory, a useful and remarkable tree. In the 1890s, Billy Richardson began selling hickory chairs and rocking chairs on Saturdays in the town square of Martinsville, Indiana. Old Hickory furniture became so popular that it was delivered to the new lodges of the national parks in the West, as well as to the Great Camps and resorts of the Adirondack Park. The most famous installation is at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. The original dining chairs, delivered in 1904, are still in use today, over 110 years later.