This 1930 correspondence, from Myron H. Avery to Horace Kephart, concerns the “Mitchell-Clingman controversy.” In 2024 Clingmans Dome was restored to its original name of Kuwohi. The controversy concerned the height of the two peaks: Mount Mitchell…
This 16-page manuscript recounts the involvement of Arnold Guyot in the Great Smoky Mountains. A geologist and geographer, Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884), began his exploration of the Appalachians in 1849. His purpose was to record the elevations of…
Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky…
This photograph is part of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club collection. The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Enjoying the spectacular views, the group returned to…
The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Enjoying the spectacular views, the group returned to establish a formal hiking club to sponsor hikes into the Great Smoky…
The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Enjoying the spectacular views, the group returned to establish a formal hiking club to sponsor hikes into the Great Smoky…
In this audio interview, Morris Monteith talks about his father, Eugene Monteith and the work he did with W.C. Hennessee in the 1930s. He logged with a stiff neck skidder and a HD 6 Allis Chalmers dozer and then moved onto the road building crew.…
In this audio interview, Tom Baker interviews Jack Swanner about logger, Tommy Thompson, founder of T & S Hardwoods. Thompson bought many Ritter Lumber Company mills in 1959 and that jump started Georgia-Pacific’s success. They talked about the use…
In this audio interview, Tom Baker interviews Jack Hennessee who talks about his father W.C. Hennessee. As the oldest of five children, Hennessee started working at the age of 15 for Rocky River Coal and Lumber Company and eventually became their…
In this audio interview, Tom Baker interviews Dickie Woodard about his father Charlie Woodard. The elder Woodard started out working with the North Carolina Forest Service as a fire spotter and, in 1966 or 1967, he took a job as land manager for Mead…