Pennsylvania was heavily deforested in the 1800s; mostly due to unchecked logging companies. pghcitypaper.com Submitted by Libsoccer20 t3_10c995n on January 15, 2023 at 3:25 AM in Pennsylvania 84 comments 244
toadog t1_j4fyj21 wrote on January 15, 2023 at 1:15 PM Same thing happened in the 1700's when enormous trees, up to 200 feet tall, were cut down for masts for ships. The branches were left behind in huge piles which caused massive wild fires leaving the forests a wasteland. Permalink 5
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