David Crockett Maples, mail man, circa 1930Great Smoky Mountains National ParkOriginal Captions: A wonderful character - fine speech and manners and a great wit; Maples, David Crockett Main man; III-P-17311.A wonderful character - fine speech and manners and a great wit,Maples, David Crockett Main man, III-P-17311
Circa 1930
Filmore McMahan carried mail from Pigeon Forge to Gatlinburg, by horse-back, mail carrier, circa 1930Great Smoky Mountains National ParkTwo postmen meet at the little store and P.O. at The Burgh deposit the mail bags, and after depositing all news from Sevierville and Knoxville papers, and all mountain gossip from the coves up along Bull Head and the vales around Pigeon Forge, turn back on their separate ways - News travels too!! McMahan carried mail from Pigeon Forge to Gatlinburg, by horse-back; Filmore McMahan; Mail Carrier; III-P-16599, History - Mountain People .