Walter Preston Brownlow (1851-1910) was a politician who represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives. In December 1901, Brownlow submitted a bill to purchase lands for the “National Park and Forest Reserve,” naming it for…
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…
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…
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 news clipping titled, “Times' Explorers at Camp in Smokies" recounts a trip sponsored by the Asheville Times newspaper into the Great Smoky Mountains in 1929. The article goes on to announce a mountaintop ceremony honoring Horace Kephart…
This photograph, of Lake Santeetlah, is included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The picture was taken by Bob Burch. The back of the picture is stamped “Jim Thompson Co.,” indicating it was probably printed by hiking club member…
This photograph, of Lake Santeetlah, is included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The picture was taken by Bob Burch. The back of the picture is stamped “Jim Thompson Co.,” indicating it was probably printed by hiking club member…
This photograph, of Wauchecha Bald from Yellow Creek Mountain, is included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The picture was taken by Bob Burch. The back of the picture is stamped “Jim Thompson Co.,” indicating it was probably…
This photograph, of the gap at the head of Yellow Creek as seen from Yellow Creek Mountain, is included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The picture was taken by Bob Burch. The back of the picture is stamped “Jim Thompson Co.,”…
This photograph, of the gap at the head of Yellow Creek as seen from Yellow Creek Mountain, is included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The picture was taken by Bob Burch. The back of the picture is stamped “Jim Thompson Co.,”…