Building a Temporary Wide Gauge Railroad through a Forest for Hauling Logs

Group of men laying railroad ties in forest near Cranberry Lake in the Adirondack Mountains. The railroad was temporary, built only to facilitate the removal of logs from the nearby forest.
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_1695
Date Original
1913
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Education Dept., Division of Visual Instruction, Instructional lantern slides, A3045, no. 1695
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Special Project
Environmental History Virtual Resource Collection

Geographic Locations

Saint Lawrence County