Logs unloading into a Splash Dam

Dublin Core

Title

Logs unloading into a Splash Dam

Subject

Asheville (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest School
Cradle of Forestry in America (N.C.)
Dams
Forest management
Forestry and community
Forestry schools and education
Forests and forestry
Loading and unloading
North Carolina, Western
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955. Biltmore story
Timber
Transportation
Trucks
United States. Forest Service

Description

Splash dams were used to store and transport logs by floating them down-stream to a saw mill.

Creator

USFS

Publisher

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

Rights

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

Format

Sepia ; 8 in. x 10 in. ; no neg.
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

1844
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/1844

Alternative Title

Timber Management

Date Created

2011-12-15

Spatial Coverage

North Carolina
North Carolina, Western

Is Part Of

Forestry in Western North Carolina

Citation

USFS, “Logs unloading into a Splash Dam,” OAI, accessed May 4, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/1844.