🌲 Welcome to the Lumber Heritage Region GeoTour 🪵

Full of history and natural beauty, Pennsylvania’s Lumber Heritage Region spans 4.2 million acres across 15 counties. From sweeping forests and rolling hills to vibrant communities shaped by the lumber industry, come explore what makes North-Central Pennsylvania so special! This officially registered GeoTour highlights our favorite locations, from parks and forests to museums and monuments. Find 20 of the 23 caches to earn a limited-edition GeoTour coin, or find all 23 to unlock a unique souvenir added to your Geocaching profile.

For information regarding the GeoTour and a full list of caches, please visit our website.

LHR-GT #15: Driftwood & Bucktail Monument

Located in Driftwood along Route 555, the Bucktail Monument honors the soldiers of Pennsylvania’s 42nd Infantry—known as the Bucktail Regiment—who answered President Lincoln’s call during the Civil War. Drawn from the state’s northern counties, the Bucktails were famed for their marksmanship and their distinctive bucktail hat emblems, symbolizing their ties to the region’s forests. The monument serves as a lasting tribute to their service and anchors a broader exploration of local history and nature, including nearby cultural sites such as the Little Museum in Sterling Run and the wildlife-focused experiences of Sinnemahoning State Park. Click here to learn more

TO FIND THIS CACHE,  make your way to the posted coordinates and locate the LHR signpost with the cache mounted to the back. Nearby, you'll find an informational sign titled 'Women and Rafting'. Answer the following questions to unlock this Geocache.

Using the sign 'Women and Rafting', solve for ABCD, where

A = Which of the following tools did lumbermen NOT use to try to free jams?
1 = Pikes , 2 = Peaveys , 3 = Cant-hooks , 4 = Pickaxe

B = What were long poles of white pine commonly referred to as?
1 = Troughs , 2 = Spars , 3 = Bikes , 4 = Spires

C = True or false, livestock typically accompanies crews of men on large rafts?
1 = True , 2 = False

D = Jack Swope's wife played what role in lumber camps?
1 = Nurse , 2 = Child care , 3 = Camp cook , 4 = Seamstress

TO OPEN THE LOCK, insert the four-digit combination and press the button on the front to release the shackle. Remove the lock at an angle, or by closing the shackle in the 'unlocked' position and sliding it diagonally. Once complete, replace the lock from right to left, ensuring the button is facing the front for the next cacher. Thanks.

This project was financed in part by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, the Heritage Areas Program, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.