Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma


Page 56 Clippings from Senate Document 84. Upper left image: The Gorge of the Linnville River across the Blue Ridge." Upper right image: "Cascades near the head of Catawba River." Lower left image: "Public roads ruined by floods, Mitchell County, N.C." Lower right image: "A Mountain Brook in the Southern Appalachians."	Page 57 Clippings from Senate Document 84. Upper left image: "Lower Cullasaja Falls, Macon County, N.C." Upper right image: "Land erosion near Marion, N.C., showing rapid removal of the soil by heavy rains when the forest cover is reduced or destroyed." Lower left image: "Rhododendron undergrowth holding the soil and water." Lower right image: "A spring on the southern slope of Mount Mitchell."
Note: "Linville" is spelled with two "n"s in the caption above. Click on image to view larger image to read original caption. Please see explanation in About the Virtual Album.

Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma is presented by Hunter Library Special Collections and the Mountain Heritage Center. This project was supported in whole or in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

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