America's first forestry school began in the mountains of Western North Carolina in 1898. Summer sessions were held here in Pisgah Forest. This 'campus' is now the 'Cradle of Forestry in America'. Black Forest Lodge is shown in this photograph.
View of the Round Knob Hotel and the Andrews Geyser in Old Fort, NC. Andrews Geyser is a fountain that was constructed in 1885 as a tribute to the men who died building the railroad that runs in the area. Mill Creek is visible to the right and a…
A Forest Officer making a planting of rainbow trout fingerlings in the picturesque Davidson River. Streams in both Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are stocked each year to provide more pleasure for the fishermen.
Rhododendron rootstock cut from old tall native rhododendren shrubs in the forest, for replanting in home or commercial nurseries, where in about 3 years they will grow a beautiful, well-shaped shrub 4 or 5 feet high, ready for replanting on some…
Four antique automobiles, dated from 1914 to 1924, parked outside the main entrance to Biltmore House. The cars are identified as (left to right) 1924 Packard Roadster, 1921 Ford Sedan, 1914 Ford Touring, and 1917 Overland Touring.
Walter Damtoft, Reuben Robertson, and Verne Rhoades, three leaders in forestry in the US, discuss the Cradle of Forestry in America project at Lake Logan.