Incline railroad, W. M. Ritter Lumber Company

Dublin Core

Title

Incline railroad, W. M. Ritter Lumber Company

Subject

Asheville (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest School
Cradle of Forestry in America (N.C.)
Forest management
Forestry and community
Forestry schools and education
Forests and forestry
Loading and unloading
Loggers
Machinery
Moore Creek
Nantahala National Forest (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
Railroad tracks
Railroad trains
Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955. Biltmore story
Timber
United States. Forest Service
W.M. Ritter Lumber Company

Description

An incline railroad used by the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company in Moore Creek, Nantahala National Forest.

Creator

USFS

Publisher

[Digital Publisher: D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville]
National Forests in North Carolina, Asheville, NC

Date

1937

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

Sepia ; mounted ; 9 1/2 in. x 12 in. ; no neg.
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

1840
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/1840

Alternative Title

Timber Management

Date Created

2011-12-15

Spatial Coverage

Nantahala National Forest (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Forestry in Western North Carolina

Citation

USFS, “Incline railroad, W. M. Ritter Lumber Company,” OAI, accessed May 4, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/1840.