In the beginning, there was wood. From there came industry and the logging railroad. John Berg of Wisconsin Rapids has written a book about both in “The Lake Shore and Eastern — a Logging Railroad in ...

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One of the last logging railroads in North America ended a century-long run Nov. 6 as Englewood Railway ceased operations on Vancouver Island off Canada’s West Coast. “This announcement is consistent ...

As late as the 1920s there were still many huge, old growth trees in the area east of Redmond and logging was dominated by the Siler Logging Company. Felled trees were taken north by means of a ...

TOWN OF LLOYD — The Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society (TOLHPS) will bring back popular historian John Duda to talk once again about railroads. But this time, the man who recently shared ...

The late 19th century marked the romantic era of steam power and train travel. And the rails reached deep into the Adirondack woods. Bill Gove, a... Mar 24, 2006 — The late 19th century marked the ...

The proximity of the vast swamps with their millions of fine trees and the associated naval stores industry became one of the factors in turning Berkeley County, South Carolina into a great lumber ...