The plaque in honor of George Vanderbilt

Dublin Core

Title

The plaque in honor of George Vanderbilt

Subject

Asheville (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest School
Boulders
Cradle of Forestry in America (N.C.)
Forestry and community
Forestry schools and education
Forests and forestry
Honor
North Carolina, Western
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)
Plaques, plaquettes
Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955. Biltmore story
United States. Forest Service
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914

Description

In 1916, Verne Rhoades had a Mr. Robert Davis, who ran a country store near the entrance to Glady Fork on South Hominy Creek, haul this large boulder from the Pink Beds to its present site.

Publisher

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

Date

1951

Rights

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

Format

jp2 ; black and white ; 3 1/2 in. x 5 3/4 in. ; no negative
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

1980
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/1980

Alternative Title

Verne Rhoades Folder

Date Created

2011-12-01

Spatial Coverage

Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Forestry in Western North Carolina

Citation

“The plaque in honor of George Vanderbilt,” OAI, accessed May 7, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/1980.