Lumber

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Highlighting Black History in the Lumber Heritage Region

Discover some of the lumber and forest related stories of Black Americans in the Lumber Heritage Region and throughout Pennsylvania. Combatting injustice, breaking barriers, and contributing to the forests and places we hold dear today, explore just a few of these fascinating st... Read more

Education

Underground Railroad Lesson Plans

Explore the Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania’s Lumber Heritage Region The Underground Railroad was a secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom, and Pennsylvania’s Lumber Heritage Region played a vital role in this historic movement. Daniel Hughes, a lumb... Read more