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Prior to the start of large lumbering operations at Laquin, Pennsylvania, in 1902, the Lewis Brothers of LeRoy Township, Bradford County, had been active in the lumber business in the same part of the county for several years. In fact, they sold their final stockpile of lumber to the Barclay family so the Laquin Lumber Company could build their new sawmill and commence operations. Today, the LeRoy Heritage Museum is preserving a hotel built by the Lewis Brothers with lumber taken from the mountain. Who were the Lewis Brothers and what impact did they have on southwestern Bradford County?

Kyle Fowler participates in Barclay Mountain Heritage Day with a coal mining display each year. He is also administrator of the Abandoned Mines of Pennsylvania Facebook page which can be found at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/abandonedminesofpa/. Kyle shares short educational videos on his YouTube channel. We are featuring one of them here but also check out his other interesting content on the Abandoned Mines of Pennsylvania channel.