Author: Richard Charles Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Logging
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Logging Railroads of Rusk County, Wisconsin
Author: Richard Charles Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Logging
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Logging
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
The Lake Shore and Eastern
Author: John Berg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578167367
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A short century past, lumber companies large and small used the railroad and other steam powered equipment to harvest the vast forests, the consequence of which brought great and lasting change to the Great Lakes States. Upon the demise of these companies, the once-common sight of the logging railroad faded rapidly, and apart from those who actually worked on it, little was remembered about these operations. Having originated in humble beginnings in northern Wisconsin, the Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad was one of the earliest established at the headwaters of vast Chippewa River watershed, and grew to be one of the most extensive and long-lived logging railroads in the state. Early in 1888 the leaders of the Phillips Lumber Company, John R. and Benjamin W. Davis, secured the assistance of the officers of the Wisconsin Central Railroad to build a spur into the rich pine timberlands east of Phillips. This act brought into existence the Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad, one of a handful of logging railroads being built by various lumber companies in Wisconsin at that time. By the summer of 1926, Pierson Kneeland, successor to the Davis brothers, ceased operations of the Lake Shore And Eastern east of Phillips. He directed company crews to dismantle the spur. In the autumn of 1932, Kneeland terminated the existence of the Lake Shore And Eastern by ending operations at the Company's branch in Morse, Wisconsin, some 45 miles to the north. The impact of loss of the lumber industry upon these communities and their citizens lingered on as sales continued on a reduced scale and abruptly ended. With it's thoroughly researched and well-paced narrative, stunning photographs and concise maps, The Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad is not just another typical railroad story. Students of railroad history interested in the industrial short lines and steam-era aficionados will find this work of immense interest. Those who enjoy a good book about Wisconsin history will experience great satisfaction in learning about what happened "up north," while those engaged in land use policy will find pertinent resources in the thorough documentation and photographic record.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578167367
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A short century past, lumber companies large and small used the railroad and other steam powered equipment to harvest the vast forests, the consequence of which brought great and lasting change to the Great Lakes States. Upon the demise of these companies, the once-common sight of the logging railroad faded rapidly, and apart from those who actually worked on it, little was remembered about these operations. Having originated in humble beginnings in northern Wisconsin, the Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad was one of the earliest established at the headwaters of vast Chippewa River watershed, and grew to be one of the most extensive and long-lived logging railroads in the state. Early in 1888 the leaders of the Phillips Lumber Company, John R. and Benjamin W. Davis, secured the assistance of the officers of the Wisconsin Central Railroad to build a spur into the rich pine timberlands east of Phillips. This act brought into existence the Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad, one of a handful of logging railroads being built by various lumber companies in Wisconsin at that time. By the summer of 1926, Pierson Kneeland, successor to the Davis brothers, ceased operations of the Lake Shore And Eastern east of Phillips. He directed company crews to dismantle the spur. In the autumn of 1932, Kneeland terminated the existence of the Lake Shore And Eastern by ending operations at the Company's branch in Morse, Wisconsin, some 45 miles to the north. The impact of loss of the lumber industry upon these communities and their citizens lingered on as sales continued on a reduced scale and abruptly ended. With it's thoroughly researched and well-paced narrative, stunning photographs and concise maps, The Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad is not just another typical railroad story. Students of railroad history interested in the industrial short lines and steam-era aficionados will find this work of immense interest. Those who enjoy a good book about Wisconsin history will experience great satisfaction in learning about what happened "up north," while those engaged in land use policy will find pertinent resources in the thorough documentation and photographic record.
Impacts of Nineteenth Century Logging on the Environment
Author: Scott Raymond McEathron
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Landscape changes
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Landscape changes
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Logging Railroads of the West
Author: Kramer A. Adams
Publisher: Seattle : Superior Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
This book covers logging railroad history in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevaha, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico from the 1860's through the 1950's.
Publisher: Seattle : Superior Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
This book covers logging railroad history in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevaha, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico from the 1860's through the 1950's.
The History of Agriculture in Rusk County, Wisconsin
Author: Paul Axel Clarence Eke
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ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Wisconsin Shortline and Logging Steam
Author: Roy W. Campbell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979575273
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979575273
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Forest Products Transportation by River, Rail and Road
Author: Forest History Association of Wisconsin. Meeting
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Opinions and Decisions of the Railroad Commission of the State of Wisconsin
Author: Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
Logging Railroads of the West
Author: Kramer Adams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780685833483
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780685833483
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Evaluation of Impacts of Allowing Heavier Log Loads in Northern Wisconsin During Spring Thaw
Author: Samuel Owusu-Ababio
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pavements
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pavements
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description