Bridge No. 6, over Ramsey Prong
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bridge No. 6 (log), over Ramsey Prong; Dimensions: 6 spans- 23' x 3.5', 24' x 10.5', 28' x 16', 40' x 10.5', 22' x 3.5', 24' x 3.5'; width 10.7'; skew 10 degrees; Abutments: West-log crib East- 16 log sill; Intermediate Support: Piers 1, 2, and 5, double log bents on mud sills; Piers 3 and 4, double story leg bents with bottom story quad. log bent; upper story double log bents knee-braced to stringers; Superstructures: 5 log stringers, 12 to 16, 3 plank deck; Condition: Caps and mud sills, poor; rest of bridge, fair; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 3 spans: (1) 40' x 16' and (2) 22' long; Estimate: $5, 500,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; GRE-129, Ramsey Prong Road, II-F-(5)-11207, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Bridge No. 8, over Forge Creek
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bridge No. 8, over Forge Creek; Dimensions: 3 spans- 24' x 4', 30' x 4', 22' x 4', skew 30 degrees left, stream 45 degrees left, width 11; Abutments: 24 log stills on HPRE; Intermediate Support: log bents; Superstructure: 5-14 to 18 log stringers, 3 plank deck; Condition: deck good, rest fair; Proposed: replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 2 span 21' x 5'; Estimate: $2, 100,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1951; Cades Cove Road, Route 3 CC, II-F-(5)-11162, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Letter, 1893 July 22, Joseph Trapnell (Charles Town, W.VA.) to Thomas H. Savery [Recto]
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park; National Park Service
A sheet of plain blue paper, apparently originally from a pad, with letterhead printed in black- law office of Joseph Trapnell, Charles Town, WV. It contains a letter written in black in transmitting papers relating to the title to land on Virginius Island. The paper is creased by 3 horizontal folds. The center panel of the reverse has in ink- Mr. Savery. Some of the padding compound from the top edge has adhered to the reverse along the lower crease.
1893-07-22
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Bridge No. 8, over Forge Creek
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bridge No. 8, over Forge Creek; Dimensions: 3 spans- 24' x 4', 30' x 4', 22' x 4', skew 30 degrees left, stream 45 degrees left, width 11; Abutments: 24 log stills on HPRE; Intermediate Support: log bents; Superstructure: 5-14 to 18 log stringers, 3 plank deck; Condition: deck good, rest fair; Proposed: replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 2 span 21' x 5'; Estimate: $2, 100,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1951; Cades Cove Road, Route 3 CC, II-F-(5)-11161, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Letter, 1863 April 22, Macaulay to Brooks, providing updates on the Companies, page 3
National Park Service
Letter to Brooks from Macaulay providing updates on the Companies, including their locations and activities. Macaulay also reports that the Iron Clads cannot do what was expected of them, and that they are a failure. Macaulay writes that they have seen in the papers some account of a fight between General Gillmore's command & a body of rebels, and that Macaulay hopes Brooks escaped safely.
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