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Description:

Loggers standing in a grove American Chestnut Trees. The American Chestnut's rot resistant wood provided excellent lumber.


Date:

Early 19th century. Exact date unknown

Creator:

Melanie Tenorio

Subject

American Chestnut Tree

Contributor

None recorded.

Format

None recorded.

Source:

United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, NRCS. 2016. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 23 November 2016). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.http://plants.usda.gov/java/
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Rights

None recorded.

Citation

Melanie Tenorio, “Loggers standing in a grove American Chestnut Trees,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 24, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/168.
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