The keel was replaced in the 1920s with one constructed from pitch pine. The hull was planked with pitch pine. Some botanists treat pond pine as a subspecies of pitch pine. She was made of tamarack, oak, birch and pitch pine. The nave and chancel ceilings are of open pitch pine woodwork. Forest fires have contributed to the dominance of pitch pine in the Pine Barrens. The building is made from freestone, with stained glass windows and dark pitch pine furnishings. Archaeology indicates that the Iroquois, Shinnecock, and Cherokee all utilized pitch pine. The area is forested mainly with pitch pine and scrub oak. Its unique environment features dwarf pitch pine trees along the ridgetop. Lowland areas are swampy and contain pitch pine or white cedar trees. However, hemlock, spruce and pitch pine stands occur, as well as hickory and maple forests. The Cherokee used pitch pine wood in canoe construction and for decorative carvings. Pitch pine ("Pinus rigida") is the most abundant tree here. This church was built of simple pitch pine, though had a highly decorative interior.