Education
Teachers and parents, are you searching for meaningful, interactive resources to spark your students’ curiosity about history, conservation, and the legacy of the Eastern Hemlock Tree in Pennsylvania? Look no further! The Lumber Heritage Region is thrilled to offer thoughtfully d... Read more
Wood On Glass
Two men work together with a crosscut saw, removing a trunk section of a peeled hemlock tree that broke when it fell across another tree already down. A break like this was undesirable, for sawmills could not create boards from the tree unless the damage was removed. Loggers prid... Read more
Wood On Glass
Clarke photographed this group of unidentified children in a series of images made during the winter. Posing them on a “rough and tumble” log pile was dangerous. Logs could shift suddenly and break bones or instantly crush a person. Children no doubt were cautioned not to climb t... Read more
Wood On Glass
Slides were used to move logs to the rail heads wherever practicable in North Central Pa. Water was used to ice the slides in cold weather. Spikes were often placed at critical junctures to slow the speeding logs. Where slides could not be built due to terrain problems, teams of ... Read more
Wood On Glass
Clarke made a group of images of the Norwich Millpond & Sawmill for the Goodyear Lumber Company. This view from that series. The Norwich operation sawed its first log in 1912 and cut its last lumber on August 20, 1921. Operations consisted of long hours six days per week, only pa... Read more
Wood On Glass
The growth of Cross Fork was phenomenal after a large sawmill opened there on May 3, 1894. Four months after the mill converted its first tree into boards, the local newspaper, the Tribune, boasted that Cross Fork had: “2 drug stores, 3 meat markets, 5 grocery stores, 3 millinery... Read more
Wood On Glass
Frank H. Goodyear of the Goodyear Lumber Company is credited with adapting the basic idea of the portable steam shovel, patented by Henry M. Barnhart in 1884, to the logging industry around 1887. The Barnhart loaders operated from rails fastened to the tops of the log cars; allow... Read more
Clearfield County
Creation of a digital and interactive historical display, including a looping movie, canvas posters, and a working center, to educate visitors and students about the history of lumber and river usage in Curwensville. Read more
Heritage
The lumber industry of Warren and Forest Counties in Pennsylvania was once a bustling, vibrant sector that shaped the lives of many in the region. From the heyday of logging camps to the grandeur of sawmills, this post delves into the rich history of the industry, with a particul... Read more
News & Updates
The Lumber Heritage Region has been awarded $300,000 through the DCNR’s Community Conservation and Partnerships Program. This funding will support a variety of projects including a mini-grant program, forest fire tower restoration, tourism promotion, and educational outreach. Read more
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