av ian ▁mission aries , ▁Christian ▁Se idel ▁and ▁Henry ▁Fre y , ▁desc ended ▁the ▁r idge ▁while ▁visit ing ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁Mr . ▁Butler ▁requested ▁permission ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁tunnel ▁or ▁through ▁cut ▁through ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain ▁for ▁the ▁Le high ▁Co al ▁and ▁Navigation ▁Company . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁the ▁Glen ▁Sum mit ▁Spr ings ▁Hotel ▁operated ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain . ▁It ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁Le high ▁Valley ▁Rail road ▁Company . ▁During ▁its ▁most ▁active ▁use , ▁it ▁attract ed ▁visitors ▁from ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Valley ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁Le high ▁Valley ▁Rail road ▁histor ically ▁passed ▁over ▁the ▁r idge . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s , ▁the ▁r idge ▁was ▁pros pected ▁for ▁coal . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁of ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain ▁was ▁de void ▁of ▁trees ▁by ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁Log ging ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁on ▁the ▁r idge ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁and ▁plans ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁construct ▁communication ▁to wers ▁on ▁the ▁r idge . ▁Local ▁produce ▁is ▁sometimes ▁trad ed ▁over ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain . ▁The ▁mountain ▁is ▁almost ▁completely ▁und e