Snow removal using jeep in Cherokee Orchard road, Gatlinburg, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkIn 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
Bridge construction, Ledge Creek, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPin Oak Gap mountain road.Bridge Construction over; Straight Fork, II-F-(3)-9273, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Truck Trail Bridges
Plowers plowing the snow road, Newfound Gap, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkNaturally, 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
Major J Ross Eakin at extreme rightGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkMajor J. Ross Eakin at exterme right.Railroad Casey, III-L-9634, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling
Clingmans Dome TrailGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTypical condition along lower end of Clingmans Dome Trail.Clingmans Dome Trail, II-Tf-5238, Physical Facilities - Trails - Foottrails, Fire Lanes, Manways
Elkmont AmphitheaterGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkConstruction of the combined audiovisual and projection screen shelter nearing completion. The structure is located at the focus of the natural amphitheater, and is nestled against a combined growth of pine and poplar. The masonry of the campfire circle and structure base adds a desired contrast to the overall effect.Elkmont Amphitheater, II-A-Amph-(Elk)-6513, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Elkmont campground amphitheater
Trail, Ledge Creek, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkConstruction.Ledge Creek - Pin Oak Gap Truck Trail, II-Tt-9252, Physical Facilities - Truck Trails
Chandler Jenkins House, Indian Camp Creek, Tennessee, 1948Great Smoky Mountains National Park1948 rehabilitation program.Chandler Jenkins House; Building No. 145; Indian Camp Creek, I-B-(5)-6044, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved
W. Asbury Cagle, miller at Mingus MillGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkW. Asbury Cagle, miller at Mingus Mill from 1917 to 1927. Copied by Wayne Lilly.Cagle, W. Asbury, III-P-4937, History - Mountain People
Oconaluftee Ranger Station, building under construction, foundation laid, mountains in backgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkBuilding under construction, foundation laid. Oconaluftee Ranger Station, II-B-(1)-1476, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings, warden stations, fire towers, checking stations, Geological Survey gauging stations, possession cabin.
Rear view of John Ownby cabin, before start of replacement work, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1963Great Smoky Mountains National ParkRear 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 CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkFront 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, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkWork 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
Folded rocks on mountain sideGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTaken for use in Exhibit #27 of Sugarlands Visitor Center.A Broken Land; a fault; Folded Rocks, I-G-Gen-5776, Natural Features - Geology - General Views
Water on road, Road maintenanceGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkWater under road causes breakups.Road Maintenance; Section 1A, II-R-Maint-9503, Physical Facilities - Roads - Maintenance of Roads
View of Thunderhead from Laurel Creek truck trailGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkView of Thunderhead from Laurel Creek truck trail.Thunderhead, I-A-TH-11851, Natural Features - Mountains - Views of Thunderhead
Low Trail, Tom's Creek, Cosby TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkView from trail.Low Trail; Cosby, I-A-Gen-11699, Natural Features - Mountains - General Views
Front view after completion of work, John Ownby House, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1963Great Smoky Mountains National ParkFront 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
Land prepared for seeding, Cades Cove, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkVisit of W. O. Hooper. Land prepared for seeding to permanent meadow where erosion has cause considerable damage heretofore.Cades Cove, I-C-CC-9317, Natural Features - Coves - Cades Cove
View of detail of fastening redwood plank to concrete posts, seating at amphitheater, Cosby campground, Cosby, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkConstruct 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
Oconaluftee Ranger Station, construction, back and right side, mountains in backgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkConstruction, back and right side. Oconaluftee Ranger Station, II-B-(1)-1491, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Administrative buildings (ranger stations and outbuildings, warden stations, fire towers, checking stations, Geological Survey gauging stations, possession cabin.
Plowers plowing the snow road, Newfound Gap, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkNaturally, 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
Folded rocks on mountain side by roadGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTaken for use in Exhibit #27 of Sugarlands Visitor Center.A Broken Land; a fault; Folded Rocks, I-G-Gen-5777, Natural Features - Geology - General Views
Mt. LeConte from Cove Mountain TrailGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkMt. LeConte from Cove Mountain Trail. Mt. LeConte, I-A-LeC-4880, Natural Features - Mountains - Views of and from Mt. LeConte
Plants and men exhibits, Sugarlands Visitor CenterGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSugarlands Visitor Center Exhibit; Plants and Men"", II-A-Exh-6673, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Exhibits
Bridge construction, Ledge Creek, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPin Oak Gap mountain road.Bridge Construction over; Straight Fork, II-F-(3)-9272, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Truck Trail Bridges
Sitting before fireplace, Horace KephartGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSitting before fireplace in cabin.Kephart, Horace, III-P-16331, History - Mountain People
Civilian Conservative Corps enrollees, Cataloochee campGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkWork crew. Collection of CCC negatives donated by John H. Horne, Greenville, NC who was in CCC during summer of 1936.CCC enrollees, III-C-CCC-16843, History - Campgrounds and Picnic Areas - Cataloochee CCC Camp
Detail of Bill Proffitt apple house, Cosby, Tennessee, 1948Great Smoky Mountains National Park1948 rehabilitation work.Bill Proffitt Apple House; Building No. 146; Cosby, I-B-(5)-6043, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved
View of a split-log bench along the trail, note the water flowing from a pipe overflow beyond the bench, Elkmont campground, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSelf-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, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkStorms 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, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkIn 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, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkThe 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
Congregation, Little Greenbrier Church, Greenbrier, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkCongregation stands in front of Little Greenbrier Church. This frame church was built in 1925 and was used until the mid 1930s. Collected by Elsie Burrell, 1982.Little Greenbrier Church, III-P-16864, History - Mountain People
Backside of Cable Mill barn, sidings and sill logs replaced, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1963Great Smoky Mountains National ParkSmokemont 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, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkConstruct 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
Line springs hotelGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkA popular watering place on the Blount Co. Sevier Co. line,Line Springs Hotel, III-B-16668, History - Buildings
Garbage can rackGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkConcrete garbage can rack. Submitted by Park Practice and Incentive Awards.Garbage Can Rack, II-A-Gen-9743, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Miscellaneous Minor Structures
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
Men placing boulder, Sugarlands Visitor Centre, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPlacement of boulders at selected locations adjacent to Visitor Center. Site development and utility connections, Visitor Center, Headquarters, Work Order No. B-14 GSM. Completion Report Photo.Sugarlands Visitor Center; Site development, II-B-(4)-SVC-6520, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Visitor use buildings - Sugarlands Visitor Center
Family standing in front of cabin, near Mt. Sterling, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPhoto donated by Dr. Stokes, father (?) of Ranger Dick Stokes, Everglades NP. Used in Exhibit #9 of Sugarlands Visitor Center. (photo of a photograph) Horizontal.Cabin of an early Great Smoky Mountains family; near Mt. Sterling, NC, III-B-5951, History - Buildings
View of amphitheater from backside, new seats added, bare trees in the background, Cosby campground, Cosby, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkConstruct 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
Park dedication, Newfound GapGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDedication at Newfound Gap, Sept. 2, 1940.Park Dedication, III-D-16887, History - Dedications
Successful seeding, Big Cove roadGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkOld section of Big Cove road abutting a wooded area with results of successful seeding beginning to show. Construct road and bridge, Big Cove road, Work Order No. R-17 GSM. Completion report photo.Big Cove Road, II-R-6510 (Gen), Physical Facilities - Roads
Bridge, Mingus Creek, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkReconstruct bridges (2), Mingus Creek, N. C. Work Order No. R-30 GSM. Completion report photo.Mingus Creek Bridges; Bridge No. 2, II-F-(4)-6383, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridges on Roads
View of Cosby Ranger Station, Cosby, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkRanger station and portion of quarters...Built 1963,Cosby Ranger Station; Building No. 372, II-B-(2)-7705, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Quarters