2024 Little League pin
The 2024 Gustonian Gifts Little League pin. Has the year and PA-12, our district, on it! Denyse designed the Little League Pin showing the history of Williamsport. Williamsport was originally known as the "Lumber capital of the world"! If you look closely, you will see the ball bat starts as a log that morphs into a baseball bat! This is the 2nd year for the Lumberjack, sometime known as "boom rats". BoomThe 2nd year is differentiated by the color green. The fiirst year (2023) for The lumberjack pin was burgandy.
Read below for some history on the Lumber Boom that put Williamsport on the map originally!
"The "Boom Rats" walked along long planks known as "stretchers" that connected the 352 cribs. They used long handled hooks to gather the logs to be tied into rafts. This was a job that required strength and agility and was the domain of young men".
https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2017/05/harsh-frightening-stories-of-a-boom-rat/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susquehanna_Boom#:~:text=The%20%22Boom%20Rats%22%20walked%20along,the%20domain%20of%20young%20men.
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