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Journal of Forest History 26.4 (1982): 176–183. online; Williams, Michael. Americans and Their Forests: A Historical Geography (Cambridge UP, 1989), a major scholarly study; Wilson, Donald A. Logging and lumbering in Maine (Arcadia Publishing, 2001) online. Wood, Richard G. A History of Lumbering in Maine, 1820-1861 (U of Maine Press, 1971 ...
In 1994 the national forests alone in Texas produced 93.8 million board feet (221,000 m 3) of timber, providing US$73.1 million (US$150 million in today's terms) in income and 2,098 jobs. [36] In 1992 the timber companies in the state produced more than 1,250 million board feet (2,900,000 m 3 ) and in 1997 they produced more than 1,370 million ...
A scythe consists of a shaft about 170 centimetres (67 in) long called a snaith, snath, snathe or sned, traditionally made of wood but now sometimes metal. Simple snaiths are straight with offset handles, others have an "S" curve or are steam bent in three dimensions to place the handles in an ergonomic configuration but close to the shaft. The ...
This area of Nacogdoches County was settled by immigrants from the Old South in the 1830s and was known as Jacobs, then later called King's Store. In 1886, a post office was established and the community was named Woden, after the Old English deity Woden.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wood County, Texas. There are one district and nine individual properties listed on the National Register in the county. Two individually listed properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks while the district contains more.
A Texas woman accused of murdering her grandmother said she was suffering from psychosis when she beat the victim with a hammer. Now, a San Antonio judge is deciding her fate.
The history of the American mahogany trade dates back to the 17th century when the wood was first noticed by Europeans during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Mahogany became more popular in the 18th century when the British Parliament removed import duties on timber from British possessions , leading to increased exports to Europe and ...
There’s a new hottest chili pepper in town, created by the South Carolina man who made the Carolina Reaper.