Near Thurmont in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wood Hauler's Sled
Catoctin Mountain Park
— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 5, 2018
1. Wood Hauler's Sled Marker
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Wood Hauler's Sled. Catoctin Mountain Park. Using a pair of horses or mules, wood haulers moved half a cord at a time on rustic sleds like this one to the charcoal hearths. They unloaded the four-foot logs and stacked them on both sides of the sled. They then circled back on the coaling road to pick up another load where the cutters had ranked, or stacked, the logs. Local residents, including whites, free blacks, and slaves, worked as cutters or haulers, or at both jobs.
Using a pair of horses or mules, wood haulers moved half a cord at a time on rustic sleds like this one to the charcoal hearths. They unloaded the four-foot logs and stacked them on both sides of the sled. They then circled back on the coaling road to pick up another load where the cutters had ranked, or stacked, the logs. Local residents, including whites, free blacks, and slaves, worked as cutters or haulers—or at both jobs.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Location. 39° 38.684′ N, 77° 26.563′ W. Marker is near Thurmont, Maryland, in Frederick County. Marker can be reached from Park Central Road north of Foxville Road (Maryland Route 77), on the right when traveling north. On the grounds of Catoctin Mountain Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14707 Park Central Road, Thurmont MD 21788, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 5, 2018
2. Wood Hauler's Sled Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 5, 2018
3. Wood Hauler's Sled
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
