Scene at Wind Fall Run Near Cross Fork, Potter County-Bark Peelers at Home

Bark peelers sometimes used bark shacks as a temporary dwelling.  They constructed a wood frame and covered it completely with large hemlock bark slabs.  By overlapping the slabs, the men had a relatively rainproof place to sleep.  Bark peelers were no doubt used to harsh living conditions.  A railroad track, visible behind the shack, indicates that they were not totally isolated.  This is now part of Susquehannock State Forest.