Log Drives
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silverquill
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Log Drives
Waymark Code: WMCPJ
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2006
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LOG DRIVES (Marker Number: 34)
Stratford
1965
The dramatic process of conveying lumber logs and pulpwood from northern New Hampshire forests to manufacturing centers, by driving them down the Connecticut River, spanned the turn into the Twentieth Century. Hardy crews of "White-water men" risked life and limb in the hazardous work on the annual spring drives.
Located on the west side of US 3, about 1.7 miles south of the center of North Stratford.
Marker Name: Log Drives
Official Marker Number: 34
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Stratford
Date Marker Established: 1965
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