This series of letters from the early 1970s was written by Julian Gocek concerning a series of photographs he donated to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Gocek, writing from Liverpool, New York, was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps…
Fontana dam was built in the 1940s to meet the increased need for electricity brought about by the nation’s involvement in World War II. The tallest dam in the Eastern United States, the dam created Fontana Lake which flooded over 10,000 acres of…
Fontana dam was built in the 1940s to meet the increased need for electricity brought about by the nation’s involvement in World War II. The tallest dam in the Eastern United States, the dam created Fontana Lake which flooded over 10,000 acres of…
This 1907 photograph of the Wilbar family includes Mr. and Mrs. Wilbar and their daughter, Hattie Moore Coxe. Mrs. Wilbar (left) was the neice of North Carolina governor Zebulon Vance. Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894) served twice as North Carolina's…
Fontana dam was built in the 1940s to meet the increased need for electricity brought about by the nation’s involvement in World War II. The tallest dam in the Eastern United States, the dam created Fontana Lake which flooded over 10,000 acres of…
Whittier is a small town located on the Tuckasegee River along the southern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains. The town is actually situated in both Swain and Jackson counties of North Carolina. In the center of Whittier was its train depot which was…
Fontana dam was built in the 1940s to meet the increased need for electricity brought about by the nation’s involvement in World War II. The tallest dam in the Eastern United States, the dam created Fontana Lake which flooded over 10,000 acres of…
Andrews, North Carolina is a small town situated in a wide and verdant valley just south of the Great Smoky Mountains. With a long history as a Cherokee settlement, by the time of this postcard in the early 20th century, Andrews was a community…
Andrews, North Carolina is a small town situated in a wide and verdant valley just south of the Great Smoky Mountains. With a long history as a Cherokee settlement, by the time of this postcard in the early 20th century, Andrews was a community…
Fontana dam was built in the 1940s to meet the increased need for electricity brought about by the nation’s involvement in World War II. The tallest dam in the Eastern United States, the dam created Fontana Lake which flooded over 10,000 acres of…