By Diana L. Peterson,Carrie M. Ronnander

Wisconsin used to be the ideal environment for the lumber undefined: acres of white pine forests (acquired via treaties with American Indians) and rivers to move logs to sawmills. From 1840 to 1910, logging actually reshaped the panorama of Wisconsin, supplying employment to millions of staff. The lumber attracted businessmen, turbines, resorts, and at last the railroad. This resulted in the advance of many Wisconsin towns, together with Eau Claire, Oshkosh, Stevens element, and Wausau. Rep. Ben Eastman informed Congress in 1852 that the Wisconsin forests had adequate lumber to provide the us �for all time to come.� unfortunately, this was once a grossly over priced trust, and by means of 1910, the Wisconsin forests were decimated. Logging in Wisconsin explores the 70 years whilst logging governed the kingdom, overlaying the characters who labored in forests and on rivers, the instruments they used, and the areas the place they lived and worked.

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