Upper dam of Forge Creek, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1935

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TitleUpper dam of Forge Creek, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1935
CreatorGrossman, Charles S.
CollectionsNegatives of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Dates
Date Created
Descriptive InformationII-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1862, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Cades Cove, Upper dam of forge Creek, Cades cove, Tenn... View from downstream showing the butts of logs projecting between the cross logs. These butts may be the ends of logs or of whole trees. Frequently whole trees were used in constructing these dams. The branches (limbs) were placed upstream and covered with earth and stone then anchoring the dam. The division dam is to the left of the main dam. The water from the dam is used in running the Cable Mill.
LocationsCades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, United States(35.60591,-83.78128)
TopicsMills and mill-work
Physical Descriptions
Mediumblack-and-white negatives
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Box Great Smoky Mountains National Park Duplicate Negatives 1301-1974
Contributing Institutions
Held By Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Identifiers
Digital IdentifierGRSM01862
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/CC6370A20C546EEFDB4BEDB266696282
Batch ID20160301190133
RightsNo Known Copyright
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