This 46 page publication written by George W. McCoy in 1940 on the history of the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which began in the late 1800s, was prepared at the request of the North Carolina Park Commission.
This photograph was taken by Ignatius Watsworth Brock (1866-1950) who won the 1903 award of the Photographer’s Association of Virginia and the Carolinas for best landscape photographs. Brock later shortened his name to “Nace” and eventually to “N.…
This photograph of Brushy and Greenbrier Pinnacle, with others in this series, are included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. The photographer is…
Tents house the Civilian Conservation Corps members staying at Brushy side camp, a unit of Camp David C. Chapman in Greenbrier. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and…
A view of Brushy side camp, a unit of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp David C. Chapman in Greenbrier, with Mount Guyot in the background. Clouds cover Mount Chapman and most of Wooley Top. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a…
This 1929 correspondence, from E. M. Zimmerman to Horace Kephart, proposes that Bryson City be promoted as the “best gateway to the ‘Smokies.’” Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the…
James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976) was a noted photographer, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast who played a major role in promoting a national park in the Southern Appalachians. In the 1920s, up to the park’s dedication in 1940, Thompson was often…
An automobile travels around a curve on Newfound Gap Highway with Bull Head in view on the left and Balsam Point on the right. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a…
Looking from Newfound Gap Highway, Bull Head is visible through the trees on the left and Balsam Point is in the middle. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a…
This 1923 photograph, of Bull Head and Balsam Top as seen from Sugarland Mountains, is in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Balsam Top…