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Foresters and civic leaders, guests of Reuben Robertson at the Sit N'Whittle Lodge, Lake Logan, for launching the Cradle of Forestry in America.

Foresters and civic leaders, guests of Reuben Robertson at the Sit 'N Whittle Lodge, Lake Logan, for launching the Cradle of Forestry in America.

A typical valley scene on the Mt. Mitchell District. Row crops low in the valley, grass and hay on the higher slopes, and trees on the mountains. Scene is near Mt. Mitchell.

Jim Craig, editor of 'American Forests', a book written by Harold Steen. Here Craig is viewing a mountain range.

'Observatory on crest of Mount Mitchell. Grave of Dr. Mitchell who lost his life exploring Mount Mitchell, is at foot of observatory.' Two foresters are seen manning the tower.

Jeter C. Pritchard was an American politician. He was the only Republican to represent a Southern state from 1895 to 1903. Pritchard also served as a justice of the supreme court in Washington D.C. from 1903 to 1904.

A view of Buck Spring Lodge on Mount Pisgah. Buck Spring was built by George Vanderbilt c. 1910. Also see nfnc_1529.

A photo of Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck and his second wife, Kula Schenck taken at a reunion in 1947.

The motor road entrance into Pisgah National Forest and Game Preserve located close to the Davidson River.

Information sign posts at the John Rock Campground.