Add to ORKGAt the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which had the last great stands of virgin forest in the eastern United States. While timbering was profitable to be sure, the industry left devastation in its wake. This photograph is of slash, the woody debris left over from logging which, once dry, can become a fire hazard. Within a few decades, thousands of acres were stripped of trees, causing erosion, pollution, and loss of habitat. These concerns led some to try to advocate for preserving these mountains and eventually establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
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 ...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
The Smokies contained the last great stands of virgin forest in the eastern United States. While tim...
The Smokies contained the last great stands of virgin forest in the eastern United States. While tim...
This topographical 1926 map indicates tracts of land owned by various lumber and mining companies th...
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...
During the first decades of the 20th century, timber companies cleared much of the virgin forests th...
This photograph is of a saw pit on Saluda Mountain. It was part of a logging operation at the head o...
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
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 ...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
At the turn of the 20th century, logging became a major industry in the Great Smoky Mountains, which...
The Smokies contained the last great stands of virgin forest in the eastern United States. While tim...
The Smokies contained the last great stands of virgin forest in the eastern United States. While tim...
This topographical 1926 map indicates tracts of land owned by various lumber and mining companies th...
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...
During the first decades of the 20th century, timber companies cleared much of the virgin forests th...
This photograph is of a saw pit on Saluda Mountain. It was part of a logging operation at the head o...
This photograph shows the work of a logging crew operating in the Smokies. While many believe that t...
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 ...