Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff
Fitzhugh Lane: Staff member
during the earliest years of the School
Sawmill. The eight oxen that hauled the boiler over Pine Mountain, 1913. [roe_033a.jpg]
TAGS: Fitzhugh Lane, Pine Mountain Settlement School staff, steam-operated sawmills, Katherine Pettit, Ethel de Long Zande
FITZHUGH LANE Staff
When Katherine Pettit and Ethel de Long came to Pine Mountain to establish the School they also enticed the young Fitzhugh Lane to come along with them. He was accomplished in work with timber and milling, something that they would immediately be faced with solving as they structured the built environment of the School.
Fitzhugh Lane came with many other talents as well, not the least of which were his skills at gardening and farming. He was also known and appreciated for his tenacious attitude toward work.
The following account is of the struggle to bring a full steam-operated sawmill across the treacherous slopes of Pine Mountain and down into the School. The efforts of Fitzhugh, who negotiated the move, can only be seen as miraculous today when one looks at the obstacles he overcame to meet the requests of the School’s co-directors, Katherine Pettit and Ethel de Long.
Perhaps because of those unrelenting requests, Fitzhugh did not stay long at Pine Mountain but took his ample talents elsewhere. But, there is no question that he left a noble and lasting legacy at the School.
GALLERY: Fitzhugh Lane Staff
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Fitzhugh Lane correspondence. “The Sawmill,” page 1. [lane_fitzhugh-001.jpg] -
Fitzhugh Lane c. “The Sawmill,” page 2. [lane_fitzhugh-002.jpg]
See Also:
GOVERNANCE 1913 Directors Reports to BOT
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Title |
Fitzhugh Lane |
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Alt. Title |
Mr. Lane |
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Identifier |
https://pinemountainsettlement.net/?page_id=45119 |
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Creator |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Alt. Creator |
Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
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Subject Keyword |
Fitzhugh Lane, Pine Mountain Settlement School staff, steam-operated sawmills, Katherine Pettit, Ethel de Long Zande |
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Subject LCSH |
Lane, Fitzhugh. |
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Date |
2017-07-16 |
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Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Contributor |
n/a |
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Type |
Collections ; text ; image ; |
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Format |
Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet. |
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Source |
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: BIOGRAPHY |
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Coverage Temporal |
Earliest years of the School |
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Coverage Spatial |
Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; |
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Rights |
Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
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Donor |
n/a |
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Description |
Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of Fitzhugh Lane ; clippings, photographs, books by or about Fitzhugh Lane ; |
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Acquisition |
n/d |
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Citation |
“[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Processed By |
Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
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Last Updated |
2025-06-15 aae ; |
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Source |
“Fitzhugh Lane.” Series 09: BIOGRAPHY Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource. |
