The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum Preserves an Industrial History

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum Preserves an Industrial History In the heart of Pennsylvania’s northern tier forests, between Galeton and Coudersport, in Potter County, is one of the most unusual interpretive centers that preserves the heritage of an era during which the Com­monwealth led the world in the production of lumber. Situated on one hundred and sixty acres, the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum chronicles the days when white pines and hemlock trees...
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Barnhart Log Loader at Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Barnhart Log Loader at Pennsylvania Lumber Museum The introduction, in 1885, of steam-powered log loaders to efficiently load logs on rail cars and replace tedious, back-breaking manual labor, revolutionized the country’s logging industry. Two years later, Henry Barnhart, co-founder of the Marion Power Shovel Company, Marion, Ohio, developed the Barnhart loader, which proved to be, along with the Barnhart Model 10, the most popular loader...
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