High Rocks fire tower, High Rocks, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkLooking down from High Rocks Tower, Note Construction of tower and steps,High Rocks Fire Tower, II-B-(1)-16760, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings; warden stations; fire towers; checking stations; Geological Survey gauging stations; possession cabin
High rocks fire tower, High Rocks, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTower from west side, showing portion of cabin, High Rocks Fire Tower, II-B-(1)-16755, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings; warden stations; fire towers; checking stations; Geological Survey gauging stations; possession cabin
High rocks fire tower, High Rocks, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTower from east side. High Rocks Fire Tower, II-B-(1)-16754, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings; warden stations; fire towers; checking stations; Geological Survey gauging stations; possession cabin
High rocks fire tower, High Rocks, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTower from east side, taken from trail.High Rocks Fire Tower, II-B-(1)-16753, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings; warden stations; fire towers; checking stations; Geological Survey gauging stations; possession cabin
Three men working on construction on rocks, High Rocks Fire Tower CabinGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSite during construction.High Rocks Fire Tower Cabin; During construction, II-B-(1)-3122, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings; warden stations; fire towers; checking stations; Geological Survey gauging stations; possession cabin
View from High Rocks tower, High Rocks, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkFrom High Rocks Tower looking north east toward Clingmans Dome Area,Clingmans Dome Area, I-A-Gen-16757, Natural Features - Mountains - General Views
Viewing Proctor Creek drainage area, High Rocks, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkView from High Rocks Tower looking north into drainage of Proctor Creek,Proctor Creek Drainage Area, I-A-Gen-16758, Natural Features - Mountains - General Views
Fire tower and cabin, typical photographsGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkFire tower and cabin. Building Report No. 43. Typical. Fire tower and cabin, typical photographs, II-B-(1)-1674, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings, warden stations, fire towers, checking stations, Geological Survey gauging stations, possession cabin.
Bunker Hill Fire Tower Cabin, Building No. 59, Building report photoGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkII-B-(1)-1691, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings; warden stations; fire towers; checking stations; Geological Survey gauging stations; possession cabin, Bunker Hill Fire Tower Cabin; Building No. 59, Building report photo.
Alum Cave TrailGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTrail approach to Arch Rock. Waterfalls about center, and Arch Rock in background.Alum Cave Trail, II-Tf-11535, Physical Facilities - Trails - Foottrails, Fire Lanes, Manways
Sign for the trail to observation tower, Clingmans DomeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTRAIL TO OBSERVATION TOWER ON CLINGMAN'S DOME: This trail leads to the summit of Clingman's Dome, the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Length of the trail is slightly over 1/2/ mile (2950 ft.); you gain approximately 330 ft. in altitude in that distance. On the summit, partly in North Carolina and partly in Tennessee, is a concrete ramp with spirals up to an observation tower above the surrounding forest. From there, providing weather conditions are favorable, the observer beholds an impressive panorama of mountains and valleys.Signs; Trail to Clingmen's Dome, II-A-Sign-4686, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Signs
Amphitheater construction, Look Rock campground, Tennessee, 1968Great Smoky Mountains National ParkConstruction of an amphitheater within the Look Rock campground on the Foothills parkway. Hart Construction Co. contractor. Site preparation, stone base. Completion report.Look Rock Amphitheater. Foothills Parkway, II-A-Amph-(L.R)-15264, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Look Rock amphitheater
Opening the rock quarry at Camp 7 (Big Creek), CCC Activities, 1935Great Smoky Mountains National ParkOriginal Captions: Opening the rock quarry at Camp 7 (Big Creek); CCC Activities; III-C-CCC-17125.Opening the rock quarry at Camp 7 (Big Creek),CCC Activities, III-C-CCC-17125
Tree trunk with large rocks behind it, Buckeye Trail, 1959Great Smoky Mountains National ParkTaken for use in Exhibit #28 of Sugarlands Visitor Center.Block Field; Huge Rocks along Buckeye trail, I-G-Gen-5799, Natural Features - Geology - General Views
1959-05
Little River Road flood damage, 1966Great Smoky Mountains National ParkLittle river Road damage. Site 2 in report, Station 46+00 - 48+50. Road base washed out, rock wall damaged. Replace 200 cu. Yd road fill; 130 tons base stone; 560 sq. yd. road surface; 90 cu. Yd. rock wall. Near Tremont Y."",1966 Flood, IV-D-66 Flood-14316, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage) - Flood of 1966
1966-02
Rangers practicing use of fire armsGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkRangers practicing use of fire arms.Shooting Range, IV-T-4572, Miscellaneous - Training, Schools
Fire damage, Meigs Creek FallsGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkI-A-GEN-2160, Natural Features - Mountains - General Views,Fire Damage, Meigs Creek Falls.
Road after plowing, Newfound Gap, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkWhen the storm abates and the plows finish clearing the roadway, the surface must be made safe for all traffic. Sanding appears simple, but a high degree of judgment is necessary to determine the proper mix to apply to the road. When the surface is soft, gravel (1/2-inch maximum size) is most effective. On ice, gravel is useless, but sand provides traction. When the road cover is melting, gravel must be used because sand washes away. Calcium and sodium chloride are mixed in varying degrees with the aggregate. In cold weather, the percentage of calcium chloride is increased, and in warmer weather, calcium choloride is not needed. Obviously, sanding isn't as simple as it looks... Sanded road.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7899, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
Special achievement award, to Oconaluftee Job Corps, from Superintend John CookGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkOconaluftee Job Corps, receives Special Achievement Award of $250.00 from Supt. John Cook; for sustained high performance in operating a food service facility for up to 200 people on a regular basis.Gillespie, Lester, IV-P-16875, Miscellaneous - Personnel
Slide scars on side of Mt. Leconte, 1958Great Smoky Mountains National ParkTaken for use in Exhibit #11 of Sugarlands Visitor Center.Slide Scars on Mt. LeConte, IV-D-5745, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage)
Bridge No. 1, over Porters CreekGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkBridge No. 1 (log), over Porters Creek; Dimensions: 5 spans- 29' x 8',17' x 7', 15' x 4', 14' x 4', 11' x 4', west to east,; width, 10'; Abutments: log bent filled with rocks; Intermediate Support: Bent No. 1, double log on mud sills; Pier No. 2, rock-filled log crib; Bents No. 3 and 4, single log on mud sills; Superstructure: 5- log stringers (10' to 16) continuous across spans 1 and 2, and across 3, 4, and 5; 3 plank deck; Condition: deck, fair; stringers, sound; bends, caps, mud sills, abutments, and wheel guards, poor; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 3 spans 32' x 6'; Estimate $5, 000,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; GRE-129, Ramsey Prong Road, II-F-(5)-11196, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Flood damage and slide, Little river, Tennessee, 1957Great Smoky Mountains National ParkLate January and early February 1957 flood conditions.Flood; Slide in Little River Road, IV-D-9809, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage)
Vista opened on old trail to Alum Cave by removal of RhododendronGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkVista opened on old trail to Alum Cave by removal of straggly Rhododendron... Bank replanted with leucothoe.Alum Cave Trail, II-Tf-11556, Physical Facilities - Trails - Foottrails, Fire Lanes, Manways