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
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