What Was It Like

What Was It Like. In the Towering White Pine Forests of the St. Croix Valley?. , In the 1830's, logging companies from the eastern United States were running out of easily-harvested trees to supply the lumber for the growing population of this continent. Then they explored along the St. Croix River, and claimed the forests here had enough trees to provide lumber forever., In 1837, the U.S. government signed a treaty with the Ojibwe Indians. The St. Croix pine forests were opened to logging companies in exchange for payment of less than 4 cents per acre to the Ojibwe, plus a guarantee of their right to hunt and fish on the land. Logging crews came to cut the big trees, and the forests began to change., How big were the trees that once stool along the St. Croix? This exhibit lets you compare yourself with an imaginary white pine, 200 feet tall, six feet thick, and over 400 years old. Trees this size once grew in the St. Croix valley. See how you measure up!, Compare yourself to a 200-foot tall white pine:, How Tall Are You in "Pine Trees?" , If you are this tall... It would take this many of you to equal this tree: , 6 1/2 feet: 30 , 6 feet: 33 , 5 1/2 feet: 36 , 5 feet: 40 , 4 1/2 feet: 44 , 4 feet: 50 , 3 1/2 feet: 57 , 3 feet: 67, How Heavy Are You Compared to This Tree? , If your weight in pounds is... It would take this many of you to equal this tree: , 30: 4433 , 40: 3325 , 50: 2660 , 60: 2217 , 70: 1900 , 80: 1663 , 90: 1478 , 100: 1330 , 110: 1209 , 120: 1108 , 130: 1023 , 140: 950 , 150: 887 , 160: 831 , 170: 782 , 180: 739 , 190: 700 , 200: 665 , 210: 633 , 220: 605 , 230: 578 , 240: 554 , 250: 532, At over 66 tons, this tree weighs more than an adult sperm whale. It weighs over 10 times as much as a full-grown African elephant, over 27 times as much as an empty, full-sized pickup truck. How many of you do you think it would take to lift this tree?