Log cabin

Log cabin

Log cabins

Dwellings

This series of photographs, in the Hiram C. Wilburn collection, depict historic structures and cultural artifacts. As an unofficial historian of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Wilburn spent time identifying historic structures, collecting artifacts, and researching local history. A native of South Carolina and graduate of Clemson College, Hiram Coleman Wilburn (1880-1967) worked as a land surveyor for the North Carolina Park Commission before being employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps as a trail foreman. When the CCC dissolved in 1942, Wilburn’s official work with the park was ended. He maintained a home in Waynesville and became the unofficial historian for the North Carolina side of the park. Wilburn is credited with curating the earliest collections that would form the nucleus of the park’s museum.

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Hiram C. Wilburn Papers

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Wilburn, Hiram Coleman, 1880-1967

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2013-11-18

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Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

3.5" x 4.75"(dimension)

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