Lost Logging Camps Of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula
2024年11月21日 · Hidden among its dense forests and rugged landscapes are remnants of a bygone era—lost logging camps. These camps tell stories of the early 20th-century logging boom, when towering trees were felled to fuel a growing nation. Let's explore some of these forgotten sites, each with its own unique tale. 1. Humptulips Logging Camp
Logging camp - Wikipedia
A logging camp (or lumber camp) is a transitory work site used in the logging industry. Before the second half of the 20th century, these camps were the primary place where lumberjacks would live and work to fell trees in a particular area.
Logging Camps: The Early Years - Minnesota DNR
The earliest camps, located along major tributaries so the winter's logs could be floated to sawmills once the spring thaw took place, subsisted on game and fish as the main source of their provisions. Camp owners supplied beans, peas, flour, sugar, and salt.
Remember Grisdale: The Finest of the Logging Camps
2018年12月24日 · For 40 years, from 1946 to 1986, a remarkable forest community called Camp Grisdale housed up to 300 single loggers and 52 logging families. A unique culture developed in this solitary place high up in the foothills of the Olympics and the world took notice.
Logging - Historic Pacific Northwest Photos at OLD OREGON
Carefully restored historic photos of Northwest Logging from the 1890s through the 1930s. Available as prints, cards and for licensing from Old Oregon - The Art of Historic Photos.
Photos: A tale of the Northwest's logging past - seattlepi.com
2019年1月26日 · This circa 1903 photo was taken at a logging camp somewhere in Oregon or Washington. Many of the men are seated at the edge of their straw-filled bunks. Clothes and other belongings hang from...
Logging Camps, River Drives, and Sawmills - Maine State …
Before paper companies appeared on the scene, the nineteenth and early twentieth-century operation was called “long logging.” Maine logs supplied construction lumber for the growing state and country. During the winter, logging crews of about 25 to 60 men had specialized jobs.
Washington -- Sawdust Memories: A Tour Of Our Old Timber …
1995年5月14日 · A large steam donkey engine on display by Mineral Lake marks the western part of the old mill site. There's a campground and boat launch here, and there must be plenty of fish because cormorants...
Book Review:When Logging Was Logging: 100 Years of Big …
2012年7月3日 · The book provides very compelling stories of what is was like growing up in a log camp, from cooking meals, to building camp houses, to teaching schoolchildren, to sharing time with family and friends.
Lumber camp life - Recollection Wisconsin
2014年1月2日 · Logging has been a vital part of Wisconsin’s history since before statehood, and the life of the lumberjack remains a vivid element of Wisconsin folklore. Establishing a Logging Camp. Most logging crews in Wisconsin operated only in the winter, taking advantage of hard, frozen ground to haul heavy loads of logs on sleighs rather than wheeled ...