Cross Fork, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Cross Fork is a former logging town in Potter County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The village today is very small, but during the early 1900s it had a population numbering in the thousands and was an important lumbering
center. Today, the Cross Fork area is known for trout fishing on Kettle Creek
and Cross Fork
Creek, including a children's fishing derby held annually in April.
was the runner up.
When the trees were all gone the lumber company moved out and the town was burned. Very few people were left. The sawmill no longer exists and there was one building left that was condemned and burned in 2006. All local fire companies attended and used it as a structural fire training. With the burning of this building the last of the history was gone. This town would be forever forgotten. However, the local community has organized events to bring in more population. These include: Kettle Creek Valley Outdoors Show, Kettle Creek Music Festival, Cross Fork Snake Hunt, Fishing derby and many more.
Potter County, Pennsylvania
Potter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is in the Allegheny Plateau region. As of 2010, the population was 17,457. Its county seat is Coudersport. Potter County was named after James Potter, who was a general from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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. The village today is very small, but during the early 1900s it had a population numbering in the thousands and was an important lumbering
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
center. Today, the Cross Fork area is known for trout fishing on Kettle Creek
Kettle Creek (Pennsylvania)
Kettle Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in north central Pennsylvania in the United States.Kettle Creek joins the West Branch Susquehanna River at Westport.-See also:*List of rivers of Pennsylvania*Kettle Creek State Park...
and Cross Fork
Cross Fork
Cross Fork is a tributary of Kettle Creek in Potter County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Cross Fork joins Kettle Creek at the village of Cross Fork.-References:*Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6...
Creek, including a children's fishing derby held annually in April.
History
In the early 1900s the trees on nearby mountains were cut down. This small town now has only a fire department and a post office. However, it used to include a school, fire, ambulance, police, major league baseball, football and many other facilities of a city. This town was burned down in the 1910s. There was a sawmill located along the creek. This belonged to the Lackawanna Lumber Company. The sawmill was burned down about 3 times but was rebuilt every time. The town quickly grew and was soon the biggest logging town in Pennsylvania. The nearby town of AustinAustin, Pennsylvania
Austin is a borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 623 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Austin is located at ....
was the runner up.
When the trees were all gone the lumber company moved out and the town was burned. Very few people were left. The sawmill no longer exists and there was one building left that was condemned and burned in 2006. All local fire companies attended and used it as a structural fire training. With the burning of this building the last of the history was gone. This town would be forever forgotten. However, the local community has organized events to bring in more population. These include: Kettle Creek Valley Outdoors Show, Kettle Creek Music Festival, Cross Fork Snake Hunt, Fishing derby and many more.