“Annual Log Drive on the River”

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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.

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Item typePeriodicals
Newspaper
Article
PublisherGreenfield Gazette and Courier
Date1909-09-04
PlaceGreenfield, Massachusetts; Connecticut River Valley
TopicCommerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism
Industry, Occupation, Work
Land, Environment, Geography
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 30.25 in Width: 2.25 in
Catalog #L02.091
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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 7, 2024.

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