Snow removal using jeep in Cherokee Orchard road, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In the miscellaneous areas around the shops, at Twin Creeks and Cherokee Orchard, at the Visitor Centers, and at headquarters, the jeep is invaluable because of its mobility and flexibility. Here, the snow that fell during the February 18-20 storm is being cleaned from the Cherokee Orchard road. The jeep can efficiently handle snow up to about 12 inches.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7894, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
Plowers plowing the snow road, Newfound Gap, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Naturally, the individual pieces of equipment have various limitations, and their specific uses match together to produce a unified snow removal operation over the entire range of elevation from Newfound Gap to Oconaluftee and Sugarlands. Here the V-plow pushes the berm back in an effort to widen the cleared roadway. This plow is the bruiser, the heavy-duty unit. It is large enough to handle the heaviest snow accumulation we have been faced with.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7884, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
View of experimental traffic counter installed at bottom of steps, Elkmont campground, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Self-guided nature trail with signs and markers. Work Order No. R-11 GRSM. Experimental traffic counter installed at bottom of steps as shown in previous photo.Elkmont Nature Trail; Mids. Branch Nature Trail, II-T-Tn-7508, Physical Facilities - Trails - Nature trails, Spruce Fir, Big Locust, Buckeye, Cades Cove Vista, Pine Oak, Junglebrook, Sugarlands, Cosby; Elkmont (Mids Branch)
Side and front view of pit toilets on Two-Mile Branch Horse Concession, near Newfound Gap, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Side and front view of pit toilets, showing shape of structures and general details.Two-Mile Branch Horse Concession; Pit toilets; Buildings No. 579A&B, II-HC-2Mi-7179, Physical Facilities - Horse Concession Facilities - Two Mile Branch Stables
Rear view of John Ownby cabin, before start of replacement work, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1963
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rear view of log cabin, before start of replacement of roof rafters, sheeting, and wood shake shingles. Work Order No. B-58 rehabilitation of historical structures Completion report photo. John Ownby House; Sugarlands Nature Trail; Building No. 604, II-B-(5)-6825, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved
Front view of screen, after construction, Deep Creek Campground, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Front view of screen. Work order No. B-47-GSM. Completion report photo.Deep Creek Campground; Campfire Circle, II-A-Amph-7183, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
Information and regulations bulletin board, Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Grounds, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Work order No. R-13 GRSM. Completion report photo. Information and regulations bulletin board type sign at junction of loop road in downstream section of picnic ground. Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Grounds, II-C-MB-7222, Physical Facilities - Campgrounds and Picnic Areas - Metcalf Bottoms
View of landslide in the Foothills Parkway, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Perrys Dam Slide the biggest slide Gatlinburg Spur, Foothills Parkway. II-R-FHP-7835, Physical Facilities - Roads - Foothills Parkway, Gatlinburg Bypass', Gatlinburg Spur
Front view after completion of work, John Ownby House, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1963
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Front view of cabin after completion of work. Front porch completely rebuilt. Work Order No. B-58 rehabilitation of historical structures Completion report photo.John Ownby House; Sugarlands Nature Trail; Building No. 604; Rehabilitation, II-B-(5)-6828, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved
Quarters No. 72, a man in coat posing with a dog, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Quarters No. 72, II-B-(2)-7007, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Quarters
View of detail of fastening redwood plank to concrete posts, seating at amphitheater, Cosby campground, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Construct campfire circle, Cosby campground, Work Order No. B-54 GRSM. Detail of fastening redwood plank to concrete posts. The nailing block is fastened to concrete post with embedded bolts. The planks are fastened to nailing block with lug bolts from underneath. Completion report photo. Cosby Campground; Campfire Circle; Shelter - Building No. 425, II-A-Amph-7498, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
Plowers plowing the snow road, Newfound Gap, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Naturally, the individual pieces of equipment have various limitations, and their specific uses match together to produce a unified snow removal operation over the entire range of elevation from Newfound Gap to Oconaluftee and Sugarlands. Here the V-plow pushes the berm back in an effort to widen the cleared roadway. This plow is the bruiser, the heavy-duty unit. It is large enough to handle the heaviest snow accumulation we have been faced with.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7885, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
Preparing the site of Smokemont horse concession area, Smokemont campground, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Preparing the site. Constructed by APW 1963.Smokemont Horse Concession, II-HC-Sm-7585, Physical Facilities - Horse Concession Facilities - Smokemont Stables
View of a split-log bench along the trail, note the water flowing from a pipe overflow beyond the bench, Elkmont campground, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Self-guided nature trail with signs and markers, Elkmont campground. Work Order No. R-11 GRSM. A split-log bench along the trail in the upper section of the valley. Beyond the bench, note the water flowing from a pipe overflow of an old spring.Elkmont Nature Trail; Mids. Branch Nature Trail, II-T-Tn-7510, Physical Facilities - Trails - Nature trails, Spruce Fir, Big Locust, Buckeye, Cades Cove Vista, Pine Oak, Junglebrook, Sugarlands, Cosby; Elkmont (Mids Branch)
Oshkosh blade plow, Newfound Gap, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Storms often occur when large accumulations are recorded at high elevations and up to 6 inches fall on the lower slopes. Such was the case from February 18th to 20th. The drag plow, attached to a stake body dump truck, is effective up to a 6-inch accumulation of snow. It frees the larger blade plows for heavier work higher on the mountain. Here the drag is being operated in tandem with the old Oshkosh blade plow, which is on light duty, and is soon scheduled for replacement.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7891, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
View of workers removing debris of landslide on northbound lane of Gatlinburg Spur, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In the early morning of April 7, 1964, a large slide came down on the northbound lane of the Gatlinburg spur, about 200 feet north of the tunnel. It completely blocked the road. Traffic was diverted to the southbound lane while the slide was being removed. Removal of the slide was completed a week later. Workers laying leading line" for blasting large rocks?",Slide on Northbound Lane of Gatlinburg Spur; Foothills Parkway, II-R-FHP-7969, Physical Facilities - Roads - Foothills Parkway, Gatlinburg Bypass', Gatlinburg Spur
View of snow road, near Newfound Gap, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The steeper and more critical roadway sections of US-441 are benched into the mountainside. It has been found that accumulated snow must be moved completely across the roadway and pushed over the side... That explains the lack of a developed snow berm on the inward side. The outside berm would be even higher than the present 6 to 7 feet if much of the snow did not roll on down the mountainside when it is plowed over. The berm serves the incidental purpose of keeping stray vehicles out of danger.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7881, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
Front view of building no. 570, parking lot with one car, bare trees around, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
One 4-unit seasonal quarters (No. 570B), parking area,Cosby Seasonal Quarters; Building No. 570, II-B-(2)-7710, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Quarters
Backside of Cable Mill barn, sidings and sill logs replaced, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1963
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Smokemont apron and drain in the foreground, with the water tower" for rinsing the tank and surrounding area behind it. Work Order No. B-57 sanitary disposal stations for travel trailers Completion report photo", Smokemont Travel Trailer Sanitary Disposal station, II-U-TDS-6792, Physical Facilities - Utilities - Travel trailer sanitary disposal
view of a damaged oak seat in the amphitheater, Cosby campground, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Construct campfire circle, Cosby campground, Work Order No. B-54 GRSM. Oak seats before start of replacement. Wood plugs, over bolts embedded in concrete posts, allowed moisture to enter the planks, with resulting decay. Oak seats were also warped and cracked. Completion report photo.Cosby Campground; Campfire Circle; Shelter - Building No. 425, II-A-Amph-7496, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
Road after plowing, Newfound Gap, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
When 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
View of amphitheater from backside, new seats added, bare trees in the background, Cosby campground, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Construct campfire circle, Cosby campground, Work Order No. B-54 GRSM. Sides of shelter after construction. Wood seats of oak replaced with redwood, and backfill added under new seats. A sidewalk of crushed stone, held in place by a plank guard will complete the project. Completion report photo.Cosby Campground; Campfire Circle; Shelter - Building No. 425, II-A-Amph-7494, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
View of a part of amphitheater shelter and seating, bare trees in the background, Cosby campground, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Construct campfire circle, Cosby campground, Work Order No. B-54 GRSM. Sides of shelter before construction.Cosby Campground; Campfire Circle; Shelter - Building No. 425, II-A-Amph-7491, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
View of Cosby Ranger Station, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ranger station and portion of quarters...Built 1963,Cosby Ranger Station; Building No. 372, II-B-(2)-7705, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Quarters
View of fallen trees and rocks on ground after flood, Alum Cave Creek, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Flood on Alum Cave Creek Flood of September 1, 1951, IV-D-7832, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage)
View of personnel working on foot bridge on Alum Cave trail, Alum Cave creek, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Replacement of foot bridge on Alum Cave Trail near the parking area on US-441. Replaced old log beams with steel I-beams; installed new nailing strips, decking, locust posts, and handrails.Alum Cave Trail Foot Bridge, II-F-(1)-7786, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Foot trail bridges; footlogs
View of an approach road towards three artifacts storage buildings under construction, Oconaluftee, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Constructed by APW 1963.Road to Artifacts Storage Buildings; Oconaluftee, II-B-(3)-7583, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Utility buildings
Backside of Cable Mill barn, sidings removed for replacement of sill logs and interior posts, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1963
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Apron and 4-inch drain at the Smokemont Disposal Station. A similar unit exists at headquarters Work Order No. B-57 sanitary disposal stations for travel trailers. Completion report photo,Smokemont Travel Trailer Sanitary Disposal station, II-U-TDS-6791, Physical Facilities - Utilities - Travel trailer sanitary disposal
View of amphitheater shelter from backside, Cosby campground, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Construct campfire circle, Cosby campground, Work Order No. B-54 GRSM. Shelter at campfire circle before start of construction. Completion report photo.Cosby Campground; Campfire Circle; Shelter - Building No. 425, II-A-Amph-7489, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
View of building no. 570, bare trees around, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
One 2-unit (No. 570A); One 4 Unit (No. 570) B; Built 1963,Cosby Seasonal Quarters; Building No. 570, II-B-(2)-7709, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Quarters
Side view of a picnic shelter along Noland Creek Trail, Bryson city, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mill Creek (Noland Creed); Picnic Shelter - Building No. 582, II-B-(4)-7547, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Visitor use buildings
View of nature trail path, Elkmont Campground, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Self-guided nature trail with signs and markers, Elkmont campground. Word Order No. R-11 GRSM. Connecting trail between the Elkmont campground and the nature trail. View looking at incline towards the road crossing and start of the nature trail.Elkmont Nature Trail; Mids. Branch Nature Trail, II-T-Tn-7517, Physical Facilities - Trails - Nature trails, Spruce Fir, Big Locust, Buckeye, Cades Cove Vista, Pine Oak, Junglebrook, Sugarlands, Cosby; Elkmont (Mids Branch)
Plowers plowing the snow road, Newfound Gap, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This illustrates another advantage of tandem plowing: Here, the snow is being completely moved across the roadway in two stages.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7888, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
View of workers removing debris of landslide on northbound lane of Gatlinburg Spur, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In the early morning of April 7, 1964, a large slide came down on the northbound lane of the Gatlinburg spur, about 200 feet north of the tunnel. It completely blocked the road. Traffic was diverted to the southbound lane while the slide was being removed. Removal of the slide was completed a week later. Crews laying leading" line for blasting?",Slide on Northbound Lane of Gatlinburg Spur; Foothills Parkway, II-R-FHP-7967, Physical Facilities - Roads - Foothills Parkway, Gatlinburg Bypass', Gatlinburg Spur
Front view of projection booth, located under shelter roof at amphitheater, Cosby campground, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Construct campfire circle, Cosby campground, Work Order No. B-54 GRSM. Front view of projection booth, located under shelter roof. Completion report photo. Cosby Campground; Campfire Circle; Shelter - Building No. 425, II-A-Amph-7499, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
Scrap picked up in Sugarlands valley, The Sugarlands, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Scrap an junk collected by APW workers in the Sugarlands Valley in Sevier County. It represents 10 truckloads, and consisted of old wire fences, old automobile bodies, large cans, and other forms of scrap and junk, a large part of which was left by the people who lived there before the Park was established.Scrap Picked Up in Sugarlands Valley by APW Workers, III-Z-7456, History - Miscellaneous
View of fallen trees and rocks on ground after flood, Alum Cave Creek, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Arch Rock,Flood on Alum Cave Creek Flood of September 1, 1951, IV-D-7830, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage)
View of snow road, near Newfound Gap, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The storm wasn't all bad, however. The quiet beauty of a burdened fir won't defray expenses, but it can instill warm contentment on a cold day.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7879, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
Sideview of Hummel House, Foothills Parkway, Chilhowee, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
West end of Foothills Parkway on Chilhowee Mountain. Building report photo.Hummel House; Quarters No. 590, II-B-(2)-7606, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Quarters
View of prepared Smokemont horse concession area, Smokemont campground, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Site prepared. Constructed by APW 1963.Smokemont Horse Concession, II-HC-Sm-7586, Physical Facilities - Horse Concession Facilities - Smokemont Stables
Entrance to a four room cabin, LeConte Lodge, Summit of Mt. LeConte, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Entrance of four-room cabin.LeConte Lodge; Summit of Mt. LeConte, II-B-(6)-LeC-7013, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Permittee and Concessioner buildings - LeConte Lodge buildings
View of a part of amphitheater shelter and seating, bare trees in the background, Cosby campground, Cosby, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Construct campfire circle, Cosby campground, Work Order No. B-54 GRSM. Sides of shelter during construction. Seating capacity increased by lengthening rows of seats. Completion report photo.Cosby Campground; Campfire Circle; Shelter - Building No. 425, II-A-Amph-7493, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
View of jeep moving in a snow filled road between Indian Gap and Forney Ridge, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Attempt to open up the Clingmans Dome Road from Indian Gap to Forney Ridge...Wanted to check conditions of comfort station. The big V-snowplow could not clear off the sections of frozen snow in drifts up to several feet deep,Clingmans Dome Road, II-R-Maint-7780, Physical Facilities - Roads - Maintenance of Roads
Front side of Cable Mill Barn with Mill flume in foreground and access bridge over flume at right foreground, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Headquarters apron, drains, curbing, water tower, and signs. In the foreground is the travel circulatory road, and in the background is the leaching bed with a cover of grasses beginning to grow. Work Order No. B-57 sanitary disposal stations for travel trailers. Completion report photo, HEADQUARTERS TRAVEL TRAILER SANITARY DISPOSAL STATION, II-U-TDS-6793, Physical Facilities - Utilities - Travel trailer sanitary disposal
View of Pit Toilet, before being replaced, on Mt LeConte, Fighting Creek, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This building was replaced by Building No. 598 before building folder was prepared.LeConte Lodge; Pit Toilet (Men's); Building 586B, II-B-(6)-LeC-7519, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Permittee and Concessioner buildings - LeConte Lodge buildings
Reconstruction of Cable Mill Flume, boards are lapped and nailed in place, boards are fastened in place for the walls in the foreground, Cable Mill Area, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rehabilitation of Historical Structures, Cable mill work order No. B-41 GRSM: Laying double floor of flume...Boards are lapped and nailed in place. In the foreground, boards are fastened in place for the walls. Completion report photo-,Cable Mill Flume, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-7319, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
View of tool house, LeConte lodge, Fighting Creek, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
LeConte Lodge; Tool House; Building No. 588, II-B-(6)-LeC-7533, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Permittee and Concessioner buildings - LeConte Lodge buildings
View of new pit toilet, on Mt LeConte, Fighting Creek, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
LeConte Lodge; Pit Toilet (Men's); Building No. 598, II-B-(6)-LeC-7520, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Permittee and Concessioner buildings - LeConte Lodge buildings
Scrap picked up in Sugarlands valley, The Sugarlands, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Scrap an junk collected by APW workers in the Sugarlands Valley in Sevier County. It represents 10 truckloads, and consisted of old wire fences, old automobile bodies, large cans, and other forms of scrap and junk, a large part of which was left by the people who lived there before the Park was established. Sent to: Gatlinburg Press, Maryville Alcoa Daily Times, Waynesville Mountaineer, Smoky Mountain Times, Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville Journal, Asheville Citizen Times with press release of April 22, 1963.Scrap Picked Up in Sugarlands Valley by APW Workers, III-Z-7449, History - Miscellaneous
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