Mount LeConte is the 3rd highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, topping out at 6,593 ft. This view of LeConte was made along the trail up the northeast side of Chimney Tops, an adjacent mountain that is part of the Sugarlands. This…
Myrtle Point is a popular lookout on Mount LeConte, the 3rd highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, topping out at 6,593 ft. This dramatic sunrise was taken from this vantage point. This photograph, with others in this series, are…
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 series of photographs relates to Company 1214, which was…
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 series of photographs relates to Company 1214, which was…
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 series of photographs relates to Company 1214, which was…
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 series of photographs relates to Company 1214, which was…
The 65-page report, presented to N.C. Governor Clyde Hoey at the close of 1939, was prepared by the N.C. Park Commission. The report was completed after all of the land that fell within the park’s boundaries was purchased, allowing the states—and…
Charlies Bunion is situated along the state line between Sevier County, Tennessee and Swain County, North Carolina. At 5,565 feet, the distinctive face of the mountain includes a boulder-like protrusion at its peak. This photograph, with others in…
This photograph, 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 Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), a…
Charlies Bunion is situated along the state line between Sevier County, Tennessee and Swain County, North Carolina. At 5,565 feet, the distinctive face of the mountain includes a boulder-like protrusion at its peak. This photograph, with others in…