NPS inspection trip, circa 1931
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
L to R. unknown, unknown, unknown,Charles E. Peterson, Landscape Architect, NPS; Supt. J. Ross Eakin; Oliver G. Taylor, Engineer, NPS.NPS inspection trip, III-L-4299, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling
Circa 1931
Director Drury, at Forney Ridge
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Left to right: Tripp, Eakin, Drury, Allen, Wilhelm.Director Drury; At Forney Ridge, IV-V-12862, Miscellaneous - Visitors
Preliminary survey of Park boundaries, 1931
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Original Captions: Preliminary survey of Park boundaries: Oliver C. Taylor, Chief Engineer; Charles E. Peterson, Landscape Architect; Arthur P. Miller, Public Health Officer; and J. Ross Eakin, Supt. Preliminary Survey; IV-P-16418, Miscellaneous - Personnel.Preliminary survey of Park boundaries: Oliver C. Taylor, Chief Engineer; Charles E. Peterson, Landscape Architect; Arthur P. Miller, Public Health Officer; and J. Ross Eakin, Supt.Preliminary Survey, IV-P-16418, Miscellaneous - Personnel
1931
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
Loop Tunnel, Newfound Gap Highway
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The loop structure, Newfound Gap Highway, north side of Park: Work done by US BPR contract, Roads and trails funds; completed 1935. Cost #77,644.76; Eakin investigation photograph; View looking south....Loop Tunnel; Newfound Gap Highway, II-S-11523, Physical Facilities - Roads - Structures on roads (tunnels, trail underpass, box culverts, trestles)
Bridge No. 3, Newfound Gap Highway
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bridge No. 3, Newfound Gap Highway, over West Prong of Little Pigeon River, North side of Park... Downstream elevation, looking east; Work done by US BPR force account, Roads and Trails funds... Completed 1934. Cost: $37,679.68; Eakin investigation photograph,Newfound Gap Highway Bridge No. 3; Little Pigeon River, II-F-(4)-NFG-11087, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridges on Newfound Gap Road
Bridge No. 5, over Cole Branch, Newfound Gap Highway
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bridge No. 5, over Cole Branch, Newfound Gap Highway, north side of Park; Work done by US BPR Force account... Completed 1935. Cost: $19,247.63; Downstream elevation, looking southeast Eakin investigation photograph,Newfound Gap Highway Bridge No. 5; Cole Branch, II-F-(4)-NFG-11097, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridges on Newfound Gap Road
Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
South elevation, looking north; Under the road to Forney Ridge, about a mile west of Newfound Gap. Built by US BPR force account. Completed 1934; Eakin Investigation Photograph.Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail, II-S-11595, Physical Facilities - Roads - Structures on roads (tunnels, trail underpass, box culverts, trestles)
Horse grail bridge, Big Creek Horse Trail Bridge, Over Big Branch
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Horse grail bridge over Big Branch in the Big Creek area, general view, looking east. Work done by CCC... Completed in 1935... Cost not available., Eakin investigation photograph., (5x8 pring (12/6/60). Big Creek Horse Trail Bridge, Over Big Branch II-F-(2)-10976, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Horse Trail Bridges
1935-09
Park Dedication
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Left to right: Mrs. Newton B. Drury, Congressman Scrugham, Mrs. E. H. Saunders, Colonel W. I. Lee, Mrs. D. C. Chapman, Mrs. J. R. Eakin, Mrs. R. P. White, (unidentified).Park Dedication, III-D-12755, History - Dedications
Officials studying map, Clingmans Dome
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Officials study map at Clingmans Dome. Clockwise from front: Oliver G. Taylor, Supt. J. Ross Eakin, Chief Ranger John Needham, Arthur Miller, US Public Health Service, Charles E. Peterson, Landscape Architect.Official Party, IV-P-16847, Miscellaneous - Personnel
Officials studying map, Clingmans Dome
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Officials study map at Clingmans Dome. Clockwise from front: Oliver G. Taylor, Supt. J. Ross Eakin, Chief Ranger John Needham, Arthur Miller, US Public Health Service, Charles E. Peterson, Landscape Architect.Official Party, IV-P-16847, Miscellaneous - Personnel
Downstream elevation, looking south from upper level, Newfound Gap Highway Bridge No. 7
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Downstream elevation, looking south from upper level... Bridge No. 7 over West Prong of Little Pigeon River, New found Gap Highway. Work done by US BPR Force account, Roads and Trails funds... Completed 1936. Cost: $110,029.77; Eakin investigation photograph,Newfound Gap Highway Bridge No. 7 Chimneys Campground, II-F-(4)-NFG-11100, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridges on Newfound Gap Road
Downstream view of west side piers, Huskey Branch Horse Trail Bridge over Little River at Huskey Branch, above Elkmont
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Downstream view of west side piers, looking southwest... Work done by CCC... Masonry completed 1935, timber work in 1936, Cost: Labor -$2,455, Materials- $435.56., Eakin investigation photograph. Huskey Branch Horse Trail Bridge over Little River at Huskey Branch, above Elkmont II-F-(2)-10992, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Horse Trail Bridges
1937-01-22
Cantilever bridge, Foot trail bridge, over Middle Prong of Little Pigeon River at Eagle Rock Creek
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cantilever bridge...photograph used in Eakin investigation., Foot trail bridge, over Middle Prong of Little Pigeon River at Eagle Rock Creek, upstream elevation, looking northwest, work done by CCC, completed in 1935. Cost: built in connection with trail construction. Eagle Rock Creek Foot Bridge, Middle Prong, Little Pigeon River II-F-(1)-10932, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Foot trail bridges, footlogs
1935-09
Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
South elevation, looking north; Under the road to Forney Ridge, about a mile west of Newfound Gap. Built by US BPR force account. Completed 1934; Eakin Investigation Photograph.Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail, II-S-11597, Physical Facilities - Roads - Structures on roads (tunnels, trail underpass, box culverts, trestles)
Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
South elevation, looking north; Under the road to Forney Ridge, about a mile west of Newfound Gap. Built by US BPR force account. Completed 1934; Eakin Investigation Photograph.Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail, II-S-11597, Physical Facilities - Roads - Structures on roads (tunnels, trail underpass, box culverts, trestles)
Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
South elevation, looking north; Under the road to Forney Ridge, about a mile west of Newfound Gap. Built by US BPR force account. Completed 1934; Eakin Investigation Photograph.Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail, II-S-11596, Physical Facilities - Roads - Structures on roads (tunnels, trail underpass, box culverts, trestles)
Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
South elevation, looking north; Under the road to Forney Ridge, about a mile west of Newfound Gap. Built by US BPR force account. Completed 1934; Eakin Investigation Photograph.Horse Trail Under Pass, Appalachian Trail, II-S-11596, Physical Facilities - Roads - Structures on roads (tunnels, trail underpass, box culverts, trestles)
Tractor and crusher working on road from North Carolina Temp. 284 to Cataloochee campsite, Tractor and Crusher
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
ECW. Tractor and crusher working on road from North Carolina Temp. 284 to Cataloochee campsite. NP-20. Work by side camp from NP-7. Tractor and Crusher; II-E-10882, Physical Facilities - Equipment;ECW. Tractor and crusher working on road from North Carolina Temp. 284 to Cataloochee campsite. NP-20. Work by side camp from NP-7.Tractor and Crusher, II-E-10882, Physical Facilities - Equipment
1935-05
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