Henry Baughman-an ill-tempered man-and his two
sons, were searching the fields for lost cows. The
father became angry with his youngest son, August, who
was slowing the search. The father struck him with
a stick, knocking him unconscious. Henry, . . . — — Map (db m192316) HM
Logging on a large scale began in 1879. The
following firms have cut timber on Negro
Mountain: Pinkerton; Markleton; J. R. Droney;
McSpadden; Cook & Sechler; Cook & Duncan;
Maust; Whites Creek and Muncy Lumber Cos.
The last to shut down and . . . — — Map (db m192313) HM
The last kiln on Negro Mountain was abandoned
about 1835. Kilns were used to extract Pine
Tar from Pitch Pine. Dished stones similar to
the one found just off South Wolf Rock Road,
were the bases of tar kilns. Pitchy sections
of resinous pine, . . . — — Map (db m192314) HM
In the late spring or early summer of 1830, a ten
year old girl, Lydia Shultz, was living with her
family on the slopes of Negro Mountain. Lydia was
sent to the woods, as was the custom, to gather
the cows. When she didn't return, neighbors . . . — — Map (db m192315) HM
You are now standing more than fifty feet above the
HIGHEST NATURAL POINT (3213 feet above sea level, asl)
in PENNSYLVANIA The rock strewn plateau seen below
has seen little habitation. Except for the passing of
an occasional frontier hunter or . . . — — Map (db m192311) HM
John Nelson Davis for whom Mt. Davis, Pa. is named was an early community leader in Southern Somerset County. He was a surveyor, school teacher, Superintendent of Schools for Elk Lick Township, Pa., and ordained minister, shook maker, farmer and . . . — — Map (db m8283) HM
Mt. Davis 3213 feet above sea level
is the highest point in Pennsylvania.
The erosion - resistant sandstone at the
surface belongs to the Pottsville group
formed about 230 million years ago.
These layers of sedimentary rock were
pushed up as . . . — — Map (db m163668) HM
Mt. Davis 3213 feet above sea level is the highest point in Pennsylvania. The erosion-resistant sandstone at the surface belongs to the Pottsville group formed about 230 million years ago. These layers of sedimentary rock were pushed up as an upfold . . . — — Map (db m8223) HM
