MAKE A MEME View Large Image Fanny Bennett Hemlock Grove on one side of Spruce Knob, West Virginia's highest mountain, in Pendleton County LCCN2015634475.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes The stand is one of the few remaining patches of old-growth forest ...
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Keywords: A small portion of the Fanny Bennett Hemlock Grove on one side of Spruce Knob, West Virginia's highest mountain, in Pendleton County LCCN2015634475.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes The stand is one of the few remaining patches of old-growth forest remaining in West Virginia which was virtually denuded of trees after aggressive logging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries These trees are old and quite tall but hemlocks' girth does not compare with those of many other tree species This 65-acre grove escaped logging through the stubborness and vigilance of its owner Fanny Bennett who kept outsiders including lumber companies at bay with guns and dogs ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015634475 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/34400/34459a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 34459 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 34459 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith Monongahela National Forest
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