This view of the 'Fontana Dam Project'� from the report by the Tennessee Valley Authority, 'The Fontana Project: A Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, and Initial Operations of the Fontana Project'� (Washington: United...
This view captioned the 'Fontana Dam site'� from the report by the Tennessee Valley Authority, 'The Fontana Project: A Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, and Initial Operations of the Fontana Project'� (Washington: ...
Hydroelectric power plants -- North Carolina -- Swain County;
Among the featured headlines the August 27, 1929 issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.) was the article 'Power Co. Will Build Nantahala Dam this Fall,'� reporting on plans of the newly formed Nantahala Power and Light Company for a hydroelectric...
Dams -- North Carolina, Western; Tuckasegee River (N.C.); Cullowhee (N.C.);
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card is labeled “Midwinter Scene of Mill Dam, Cullowhee, which is on the Tuckaseegee River upstream from the town center.
Natural areas -- North Carolina, Western; Fontana Dam (N.C.) -- History; Fontana Village (N.C.) -- History; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
To open the show, Amy talks about the beauty of Western North Carolina. Doreyl talks to Crystal Allen of Canton about shearing, carding, and spinning the wool of sheep and llamas, as well as making soap and scarves from wool. Amy interviews Craig...
In 1907 the Jackson County, N.C., entrepreneur and industrialist C.J. Harris built a small power plant near his Dillsboro, N.C., home in order to generate electricity for his personal use and business ventures. He subsequently expanded this...
Hydroelectric power plants -- North Carolina -- Swain County
This photograph of the Smoky Mountain Power Plant at Ela, North Carolina, near Bryson City, N.C., by R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) was dated October 18, 1937. The dam, which is on the Oconaluftee River near its confluence with the Tuckasegee River, was...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Schools -- North Carolina -- Cherokee Indian Reservation;
This photograph, taken by Vivienne Roberts, shows Lottie Stamper teaching a basketry class in 1950. In 1954 the Cherokee Training School was changed from a boarding institution to a day school, and students were bused to Cherokee High School. ...
Reservoirs -- Georgia; Reservoirs -- South Carolina; Lakes -- South Carolina; Lakes -- Georgia;
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Lakes -- North Carolina; Reservoirs -- North Carolina; Highlands (N.C.);
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Dams -- North Carolina, Western; North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works;
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
Dillsboro (N.C.); Electric utilities -- North Carolina -- Jackson County
The Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.) reported on improvements in the operation of the Dillsboro and Sylva Electric Company in its January 13, 1931, issue in an article titled 'Electric Company Installs Some New Machinery.'� C.J. Harris, a prominent...
Hydroelectric power plants -- North Carolina -- Swain County;
The August 13, 1929 issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.), headlined this article entitled '5 New Hydro-Electric Projects Planned for Nantahala Section'� that detailed plans for five new hydroelectric projects on the Little Tennessee River, the...
The handwritten caption on the reverse of this photograph reads 'Dr. B.B. Meroney - late 1800s - Hiwassee River, Murphy, N.C.' A separate notation indicates that the photograph was 'Taken May 1st 1895.' Murphy, the county seat of Cherokee County,...
