In this episode I conclude the miniseries on Logging in the Northeast by visiting Pennsylvania and exploring it's lumber history. During the mid-1800s, Pennsylvania led the nation in white pine lumber production until it was eclipsed by Michigan.
Pennsylvania's lumber industry was dominated by two major river systems, the Susquehanna River flowing to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Allegheny River that flowed to the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, then to the Mississippi River in the west.
In this episode I explore the largest remaining stand of old growth white pine in the eastern United States at Cook Forest State Park, visit an operating steam powered sawmill and learn about the distillation of birch oil at the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, and drive through the Allegheny National Forest and the Pennsylvania Lumber Heritage Region.
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For More Information:
Cook Forest State Park https://lumberheritage.org/
Pennsylvania Lumber Museum https://lumbermuseum.org/
Allegheny National Forest https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/allegheny
Pennsylvania Lumber Heritage Region https://lumberheritage.org/
Additional Sources:
DeCoster, Lester A. The Legacy of Penn's Woods: A History of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1995.
McCreight, I.M. "Cook Forest Park: Story of the Sixteen Year Battle to Save the Last Stand of Historic Penn's Woods. The When, The Why and How of It." 1936. PDF digital copy from the Pennsylvania State College (University) Library.
Pennsylvania's Forests: Choices and Challenges. DVD, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 2007.
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