George Van Dyke, whose death is eulogized here, owned the Connecticut Valley Lumber Company in Western Massachusetts. It was one of the large firms created in the late 1800s that began systematically harvesting timber from upper New England. This article describes the process from cutting trees to floating them down the river to the lumber mills. Also described are the dangers involved in the log drives.
Greenfield Gazette and Courier. “Annual Log Drive on the River.” September 4, 1909. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l02-091/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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