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Two men standing on dam, Ashley Branch, Tremont Range Station, Tennessee, circa 1960 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Dam and Resivoir and Sand Filter; Ashley Branch, Tremont Ranger Station, II-U-Water-5305, Physical Facilities - Utilities - Water systems

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Circa 1960

Enrollees working on JCC mimeographing project Great Smoky Mountains National Park JCC enrollees (left to right) Charles Green of Newport RI; John Jeffers of Oneida TN; Carl Purvis of Miami FL, mimeographing SMOP at Park headquarters. JCC Mimeographing Project, IV-JCC-Tremont-14523, Miscellaneous - Job Corps - Tremont

1966-03-18

View of Tremont Ranger Station, grass in the foreground, trees and hill in the background, Townsend, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tremont Ranger Station; Building No. 317A, II-B-(1)-7985, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings; warden stations; fire towers; checking stations; Geological Survey gauging stations; possession cabin

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1964-03-15

Maryville College signed for the operation of Youth Conservation corps center, Tremont Environmental Education Center, 1971 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Signing of contract with Maryville College for operation of Youth Conservation corps center at tremont Environmental Education Center...Left to right: Dr. A. Randolph shields (director of the center); Dr. Joseph copeland (president of Maryville College); Superintendent, Keith Neilson.Maryville College YCC Contract Signing, IV-P-15656, Miscellaneous - Personnel

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1971-04-19

A load of portable houses arriving at Tremont from the mill at Townsend where they had been constructed, circa 1927 Great Smoky Mountains National Park A load of portable houses arriving at Tremont from the mill at Townsend where they had been constructed. Employees of Little River Lumber Co. lived in these houses which could be loaded on a flat car and moved to a new site as the lumbering operations moved about.Portable Houses, III-L-4736, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling

Circa 1927

House of Salvation, Education, and Damnation, building was used as a church, as a school, and in the evenings, using a generator, movies were shown in the building, Tremont, circa 1930 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Original Captions: The House of Salvation, Education, and Damnation Building used at church, school and in the evenings, using a generator, movies were shown in the building. Tremont; III-L-17518.The House of Salvation, Education, and Damnation Building used at church, school and in the evenings, using a generator, movies were shown in the building.Tremont, III-L-17518

Circa 1930

Black Bill Walker Great Smoky Mountains National Park Lived in the Tremont area (Walker Valley). Copied from old photo found in Archives. Copied by Jim Huskey, 1979.Black Bill Walker, III-P-4714, History - Mountain People

First crossing on Huskey Branch Great Smoky Mountains National Park Before planting... First crossing on Huskey Branch,Jakes Creek -Tremont Horse Trail, II-Th-11888, Physical Facilities - Trails - Horse Trails

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High water, Little River, Tennessee, 1964 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Little River during high water, about 1.5 mile east of Tremont Y"",High Water, IV-D-18004

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1964-03-15

Flooding of Highway 73 Great Smoky Mountains National Park TN Highway 73, 3BC, flood nearing crest below Tremont Y."",1965 Flood, IV-D-65 Flood-14206, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage) - Flood of 1965

1965-03-27

Little River Gorge flood damage, 1966 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Flood damage, Little River Gorge, TN Highway 83, four miles from Tremont Y."",1966 Flood, IV-D-66 Flood-14348, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage) - Flood of 1966

1966-02-14

Poachers trapping bears, near Old Camp Margaret Townsend, 1964 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Near old Camp Margaret Townsend, Tremont.Poacher's Bear Trap, I-E-Man-Bear-6625, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears

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1964-06-07

Tremont JCC Center Dedication Great Smoky Mountains National Park Informal group: Superintendent Fry, Jim McLaughlin, Corpsman Danny Anderson, Asst. Supt. Davis, C. C. Dunn (partly hidden), Lois Gastellum, Jess Stamey (partly hidden), Francis Guardippe (only top of head showing), and Mr. Parker (rear view).Tremont JCC Center Dedication, III-D-Ocon-JCC-14636, History - Dedications - Dedication of Oconaluftee Job Corps Center

1966-04-17

Poachers trapping bears, near Old Camp Margaret Townsend, 1964 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Near old Camp Margaret Townsend, Tremont. Campground attendants removing poacher's bear trap.Poacher's Bear Trap, I-E-Man-Bear-6628, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears

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1964-06-07

Upstream elevation, looking north Great Smoky Mountains National Park Upstream elevation, looking north: Work done by CCC... Completed in 1937. Cost: Labor $1,570' Materials $246.69; Total Cost: $1, 816.68; Eakin investigation photograph.Walkers Valley Horse Trail Bridge; Middle Prong, Little River --at Walker Valley, Tremont Area, II-F-(2)-11010, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Horse Trail Bridges

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1937-08-15

Little River gorge flood damage, 1966 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Little River gorge, TN Highway 73, 2 miles above Tremont Y, Station 182+00 to 193+00. During height of water (Used in February 1966 monthly report).(See IV-D-65 Flood-14209 for comparison (Big London)). 1966 Flood, IV-D-66 Flood-14339, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage) - Flood of 1966