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Stories: Woodsmen's Meet

By CYNTHIA BERGER • April 14, 2010
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In the 19th century, timber was a source of wealth in Pennsylvania . . . and a source of jobs for lumberjacks. For entertainment, the loggers invented contests of skill that today have become a collegiate sport.


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