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Related Web Sites:
Logging and Forest Products
Lust for lumber lures first settlers to valley
Life in a Lumber Camp
Read More About It
Empire in Pine: The Story of Lumbering in Wisconsin, 1830-1900
"Empire in Pine: The Story of Lumbering in Wisconsin" by Robert Fries
"Early Loggers and the Sawmill" by Peter Adams
"Lumbering" Badger History Wisconsin Historical Society
"The Wisconsin Story: The Building of a Vanguard State" by H. Russell Austin
Vocabulary:
pine
significant
lumber mill
Interesting Fact:
When Shaw returned to his lumber mill after the winter, he discovered that the Indians had burned it down.
Study Questions:
When did Wisconsin reach its peak in the lumber harvest?
How were the logs transported to the sawmills in the 19th century?
Because of the large-scale harvesting, what happened to Wisconsin's pine forests?
U.S. historical events that occurred on May 30:
1911: The first Indianapolis 500 race is held.
1922: The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated.
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