Tar Kiln - Forbes State Forest - Savage, PA
N 39° 47.157 W 079° 10.597
17S E 656132 N 4405590
This Sign is located at Mount Davis State Forest Monument on South Wolf Rock Road in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania within the Mount Davis Natural Area of Forbes State Forest
Waymark Code: WMW9MP
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
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“Tar Kiln
The last kiln on Negro Mountain was abandoned about 1835. Kilns were used to extract Pine Tar from Pitch Pine. Dished stones similar to the ne found just off South Wolf Rock Road were the bases of tar kilns. Pitchy sections of resinous pine, including knots and cones, were stacked on these stones, then covered with earth and wet leaves. The stack was ignited. The heat caused the pitch to ooze out of the pine onto the stone and run off the collecting groove where it was gathered
[Conjectural Drawing of a Pine Tar Kiln]”
Group that erected the marker: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Forestry
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
South Wolf Rock Road
Fort Hill, PA USA
15540
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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