Add to ORKGThe Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of the area that is now the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Five companies had major holdings, including Champion Fibre, Suncrest Lumber, Ravensford Lumber, Morton Butler Lumber, and the Little River Lumber Company. By the 1920s, 300,000 acres had been clear-cut. The last log went through the Little River Mill at Townsend, Tennessee in July 1939
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
Railroads were key to large-scale logging operations. Lumber companies built narrow-gauge tracks to ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
In this photograph, J. P. Murphy and H. B. Nields inspect wide poplar lumber at Townsend Mill. The L...
Fish Camp Prong was at the upper edges of the Little River Lumber Company. Little River Lumber Compa...
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
While many believe that the Great Smoky Mountains was made up of small family farms, in reality, 18 ...
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
Railroads were key to large-scale logging operations. Lumber companies built narrow-gauge tracks to ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
The Little River Lumber Company was one of 18 logging operations that, together, owned about 85% of ...
In this photograph, J. P. Murphy and H. B. Nields inspect wide poplar lumber at Townsend Mill. The L...
Fish Camp Prong was at the upper edges of the Little River Lumber Company. Little River Lumber Compa...
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
While many believe that the Great Smoky Mountains was made up of small family farms, in reality, 18 ...
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
Railroads were key to large-scale logging operations. Lumber companies built narrow-gauge tracks to ...