The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in 1933 as a public works program during the Great Depression. There were 22 camps located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; camp NP-4 was located near Smokemont, North Carolina. This…
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in 1933 as a public works program during the Great Depression. There were 22 camps located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Camp NP-4 was located in Smokemont, North Carolina. The team…
This topographic map, produced by the United States Geological Survey, includes much of Swain County, North Carolina. The map was collected by Horace Kephart (1862-1931), noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author, and it is likely that the…
This map is part of a small notebook created by Horace Kephart (1862-1931), noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author. After moving to western North Carolina in 1904, Kephart became fascinated by the Appalachian landscape and culture and…
These four topographic maps produced by the United States Geological Survey were collected by Horace Kephart (1862-1931), noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author. After moving to western North Carolina in 1904, Kephart became fascinated by…
This undated, printed map was collected by Horace Kephart (1862-1931), noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author. After moving to western North Carolina in 1904, Kephart became fascinated by the Appalachian landscape and culture and…
At 5,048 feet, Newfound Gap is located near the geographic center of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. State highway 441 passes through the gap. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the park at this site in 1940. The site was selected for…
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in 1933 as a public works program during the Great Depression. There were 22 camps located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This camp is most likely NP-5, located on Kephart Prong near…
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in 1933 as a public works program during the Great Depression. The men in this photograph are identified as: Geo. Stephens, Will Blevins, Millard Smith, Jennings, Clyde Smith, (Sal) Siler, Victor…
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in 1933 as a public works program during the Great Depression. There were 22 camps located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Initially, enrollees lived in tents until they could build…