This 1923 “Pocket Manual” was produced by the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey. The 80-page booklet is titled, “Common forest trees of North Carolina: how to know them.” The booklet describes many common trees with hand-drawn…
Little is known about J.D. Chaffin, the artist who made these drawings. Most likely, Chaffin was an enrollee in one of the 22 CCC camps in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Almost all of the pen-and-ink sketches in this series are of flora and…
Little is known about J.D. Chaffin, the artist who made these drawings. Most likely, Chaffin was an enrollee in one of the 22 CCC camps in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Almost all of the pen-and-ink sketches in this series are of flora and…
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…
This photograph titled Conastee Falls, the correct spelling of which is most likely Connestee Falls, is part of a collection documenting the activities of the Appalachian National Park Association. The Association, founded in 1899, played a key role…
Tall Cone flowers (Rudbeckia laciniata) grow at junction of old and new trails above Rainbow Falls. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the…
These memoranda were written in support of Congressional legislation. In 1900, a bill passed authorizing funds to investigate the possibility of a national park in the eastern U.S. and, in December 1901, Congress introduced a bill to purchase land.…
William Elliott (1838-1907) was a South Carolina attorney and politician who served in the U.S. Congress. In this speech before Congress, printed by the Southern Appalachian Forest Reserve, Elliott speaks on behalf of the creation of a National…
This photograph depicts a man on a horse drawn carriage crossing a ford on the Swannanoa River. The back of the photograph is labeled "Country Life in America" which was an illustrated magazine published from 1901-1942 targeting readers interested…
A man with a Gulf truck is pouring gasoline into an air compressor, used to widen Newfound Gap Highway. Chimney Tops are visible in the background. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking…