Parking area in the foreground, trees and benches in the background, Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Grounds, Gatlinburg, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkWork order No. R-13 GRSM. Completion report photo. Concrete curb sections at edge of parking area near the entrance to the eastern section of picnic area. Curbs at right were placed by contract work. The large boulders in background were placed to prevent vehicle passage to picnic sites on the right.Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Grounds; Road and parking area, II-C-MB-7219, Physical Facilities - Campgrounds and Picnic Areas - Metcalf Bottoms
Plowers plowing the snow road, Newfound Gap, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkThe blade plow is used as a supplementary unit at high elevations. It clears the snow from the roadway and puts it in position near the berm for Big John to push on over. In this picture, taken at Newfound Gap, the blade plow is reclearing a one-way roadway section of 4 to 6 inches accumulation. The plows are kept in continual operation during a major storm to keep abreast with the accumulating snow. Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7886, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations