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 —

Wood Hauler's Sled Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 5, 2018

1. Wood Hauler's Sled Marker

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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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker. Making Charcoal (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wood—the Essential Ingredient (about 500 feet away); Collier's Hut (about 500 feet away); Preparing the Hearth (about 500 feet away); Signs of the Past (about 700 feet away); Fueling the Furnace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Making Whiskey (approx. half a mile away); Blue Blazes Still (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thurmont.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 5, 2018

2. Wood Hauler's Sled Marker

Wood Hauler's Sled image. Click for full size.

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 101 times since then and 18 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.