Cypress Logging In Louisiana

Jan 15, 2011 · Archival footage of the cypress logging industry in south Louisiana from the 1920's. Shows the remarkable techniques and skill of loggers felling trees from pirogues (canoe-like boats) and ...Author: KrantzRecoveredWoods

teristics of cypress, and from a meager literature and many informants the historical geography of cypress lumbering. Because large-scale Industrial logging began for all major species in Louisiana at approximately the same time (about 1880 for pine, 1890 for cypress), this study will to some degree be applicable to lumbering in generalCited by: 5

South Louisiana has a higher than average salt content in its ground water because this area was under the sea 30,000 years ago. Thus, Cypress from South Louisiana has a richer appearance than Cypress grown in the northern part of the state, or from Texas, Tennessee or anywhere else. Close grain of Louisiana Cypress

Feb 03, 2009 · Archival footage ca. 1926 of cypress logging in a Louisiana swamp. Lumbering operations of the F.B. Williams Cypress Co., Patterson, Louisiana. Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection ...Author: foresthistory

Oct 16, 2018 · People have been logging baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) in Louisiana swamps since the 1700s, but it wasn't until the 1890s that people had the machines to log with any efficiency.Cypress lumber is valuable because it's rot resistant, strong, with a tight grain. It does make for beautiful boards.

Earliest Uses of Cypress in Louisiana. The wood produced from the Louisiana Cypress will not rot, is resistant to insects, and yet being a hardwood, is a soft one and easy to work. From the earliest days of European settlement, Louisiana cypress trees served the …

In Patterson, Louisiana outside of Morgan City, the Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum host two different views into Louisiana's rich history. From the adventures of aviation pioneers to the Cypress logging industry, visitors can begin to understand just a few of the forces that shaped the state's industries in the Cajun Coast area. ...

The Louisiana Forestry Association was formed in 1947 to foster the practice of forestry, to rebuild the state's cut-over lands, and to build a healthy forest industry. Now, more than 50 years later, forests cover 48% of the state's land area and forestry is the second largest manufacturing employer in Louisiana.

Brief History Of Harvesting Southern Cypress, 1700 – 1960 – Part 1. Blogger’s Note: The historic record on virgin-growth Cypress in the south is extensive, but not much is mentioned about the contribution of the Louisiana ‘swamper.’

Cypress Creek Forestry, LLC is a Louisiana Limited-Liability Company filed on June 8, 2005. The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 35955571K. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Brian E. Bailey and is located at 515 Bob White Lane, Benton, LA 71006.Founded: Jun 08, 2005