Historical Societies
Curwensville-Pike Township Historical Society
The Curwensville-Pike Township Historical Society is dedicated to the history, pride and promise of the Curwensville area and maintains a museum in support of that effort. Read more
Historical Societies
The Curwensville-Pike Township Historical Society is dedicated to the history, pride and promise of the Curwensville area and maintains a museum in support of that effort. Read more
Historical Societies
Centre County Library & Historical Museum is a free community destination providing books, information, Internet access, and technology resources to preserve our heritage and promote a lifetime of reading and learning. Centre County Library & Historical Museum will be an invitin... Read more
Historical Societies
In 1994, the Austin Dam Memorial Association was formed and since has worked to create a beautiful natural park. The ADMA has taken a piece of Americana and repurposed it into a recreational park enjoyed by many while preserving the local history. We tell the story behind the con... Read more
Wood On Glass
The scene is crowded with forty schoolchildren of various ages and three adults. Most students have dressed up for the important occasion of having their picture taken. One school teacher, in a dark suit and bow tie, poses with an open book. The freshly painted, one-room schoo... Read more
LHR Year in Review
In 2024, the Lumber Heritage Region celebrated another year of exciting progress, including launching the Lumber Heritage Trail App, drafting the Cameron County Dark Sky Master Site Plan, and furthering regional projects through the Mini Grant program! Read more
Business Services
Develop Tioga serves as the lead economic development organization for Tioga County, PA. We are a non-profit, Certified Economic Development Organization (CEDO) here to promote business, community, and employment opportunities and connections to resources. Our community and econo... Read more
Forest Products Industry
Born out of the pandemic, when global supply chains shut down, we used locally sourced oak, maple, cherry, walnut, and more to deliver high-quality furniture across America. Nestled on the former site of our namesake, Brick Mill, a late 1800s sawmill, our workshop is steeped ... Read more
Wood On Glass
Men and horses are rolling beached logs from the shore back into the water. An ark raft is visible, and the mountainside is nearly bare of trees from extensive clearcutting. Rivers played a key role in transporting goods like logs and lumber for Pennsylvania industries. Read more
Wood On Glass
Ark rafts were flat-bottomed boats used to haul cargo - in this case, lumber. A young girl in an apron positioned by two men also in aprons and holding cookware appear to be the cooks for this crew. In the ark raft furthest back, a horse is also visible and would have made the jo... Read more
Wood On Glass
Teams of horses and men pull logs in the foreground. Ark rafts are visible in the background of the image. Raftsmen faced many dangers on their perilous journeys down river (and on their return trip typically on foot). Read more
Wood On Glass
The American bicycle craze occurred in the late 1880’s and throughout the 1890’s. The bicycle became an object of desire and importance, even in the remote lumber region. Riders formed clubs for recreation and camaraderie. Innovations that helped make this craze possible inclu... Read more
Wood On Glass
Goding’s camp is at the junction of a corduroy road and a rail line. Corduroy roads were built by placing small logs in parallel lines. This road was likely used by a timber hauling team to cross the railroad track. The area is now part of Susquehannock State Forest. According... Read more
Wood On Glass
A man appears tiny atop this large temporary log storage pile. This image gives an idea of its massive size. To load the logs on railroad cars efficiently and safely, the loader operator and crew had to load each log without disturbing any of the other logs in the pile. Disturbin... Read more
Wood On Glass
Individual families often hired Clarke to take their portraits. This family is pictured outdoors, likely because the lighting was better outside. They pose among wood chips, log slabs, and a partially squared log at their feet, all indicative of a work site. The woman sits in a c... Read more
Wood On Glass
This view from a high vantage point shows a railroad track paralleling the gentle curves of Pine Creek Gorge in Tioga County. During the late 19th century, lumber companies feverishly built railroads to harvest previously unreachable timber. The landscape changed drastically in... Read more
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