Digital Library of Appalachia

The Crockett iron furnace / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Cumberland Gap (Tenn.) -- History.; Iron foundries -- Tennessee -- Crockett Iron Furnace.
An article from the "Mountain Herald," about the "Crockett furnace," that was erected and operated by R. E. Crockett, until he took in a partner, Mr. Reuben Rose, and it was operated by this firm until "about the year...
Lincoln Memorial University

[Home of Alexander A. Arthur and family at Harrogate, Tennessee] / [unknown].
Arthur family.; Arthur, Alexander A. ; Arthur, Nellie Maud Goodwin.
This photograph shows "Craig Neuk," the family home of Alexander A. Arthur, located in Harrogate, Tennessee. Alexander A. Arthur (1846-1912), a Scotch-Canadian by birth, was an engineer and founder of Middlesborough, Kentucky in 1890;...
Lincoln Memorial University

[Alexander A. Arthur] / by Nolman Photographic Co.
Arthur, Alexander A. ; Engineers -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
Alexander A. Arthur (1846-1912), a Scotch-Canadian by birth, was an engineer and founder of Middlesborough, Kentucky in 1890; Arthur was hired by the "American Association, Ltd" of England, as their general agent for the development of...
Lincoln Memorial University

[Alexander A. Arthur] / by Knaffl & Bro. Studio.
Arthur, Alexander A. ; Engineers -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
Alexander A. Arthur (1846-1912), a Scotch-Canadian by birth, was an engineer and founder of Middlesborough, Kentucky in 1890; Arthur was hired by the "American Association, Ltd" of England, as their general agent for the development of...
Lincoln Memorial University

Iron wedge in tree trunk
Lumber industry; Equipment; Woodwork
Close up photo of an iron wedge embedded in the side of a tree trunk. Bark has been removed from the trunk. Part of a larger series of photos on handmade wood shakes with Newton Hylton.
Ferrum College

Manufacturing Industries
West Virginia; Industry
A section of the Hand-book of West Virginia describing the leading manufacturing industries of the state: lumber; iron & steel; leather; coke; clay products; flours; glass; automobiles; foundries; and wood products.
West Virginia Wesleyan College

Woman's Edition of The New Dominion - Volume 30, Number 37 - Dec. 30, 1896
Women; Newspapers
Dec. 30, 1896 magazine. Includes articles on area church histories, society news, school histories, and local news, as well as advertisements from area businesses.
West Virginia Wesleyan College

Hatcher Hotel 17/20
hotels; sayings; rural areas
Mr. Hatcher spent time writing sayings and stories about local history and folk lore on the walls of his hotel. The Hatcher Hotel was located on Main St. in Pikeville, KY.
University of Pikeville

Minutes of the Eighty-Third Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist
Religion; Religious events
This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Eighty-Third Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist held with the Enterprise Church, Pike County, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday, September 25, 26 and 27, 1908. Includes...
University of Pikeville

Pikeville College Diary of a Flood
newspapers; floods; disasters; college towns; colleges
This is a special edition paper printed by Pikeville College in the aftermath of the Flood of 1977. While its purpose was to seek funding for the college after the crisis, this paper also relates first-hand accounts of the flood and how it...
University of Pikeville

Watt's Hotel at Cumberland Gap / [unknown].
Buildings -- Tennessee -- Cumberland Gap.; Cumberland Gap (Tenn.) -- History.; Cumberland Gap (Tenn.) -- Photographs.; Watt's Hotel (Cumberland Gap, Tenn.)
This photograph shows the Watt's Hotel at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The mounted articles states that the "hotel was built by English prospectors circa 1887, and destroyed by fire in 1912." The article continues: The names of the men...
Lincoln Memorial University

Investigating Conditions
Missions
Describes the author's travels in Western North Carolina, on behalf of the Asheville Presbytery, for the purpose of investigating living conditions.
Lees-McRae College

Women of the Mountains
Education
Text of a brochure written by Rev. Edgar Tufts, Principle of the Girls Department of Lees-McRae Institute, Banner Elk, North Carolina, describing the plight of young women in the mountains of Western North Carolina and requesting scholarship...
Lees-McRae College

Woman pours water into kettle
Household soap; Equipment
An unidentified woman pours water from a metal bucket into a kettle of cooking soap. The kettle hangs from an iron pole laid across a circular frame. A fire burns under the kettle. Part of a larger series of photos on soap making.
Ferrum College

Woman makes soap
Buildings; Equipment; Household soap
Mrs. Midkiff dumps pieces of lard or hog fat from a metal pan into an iron kettle. A fire is built beneath the kettle; steam rises from the kettle. An axe handle is visible in the foreground, and a grubbing hoe leans against a log building in the...
Ferrum College

Newton Hylton holds axe to tree
Equipment; Woodwork; Lumber industry
Newton Hylton stands next to a tree, holding an axe in his right hand and an iron wedge in his left hand. The wedge is placed against the tree. Pieces of bark have been stripped from tree trunk. Part of a larger series of photos on handmade wood...
Ferrum College

Man aims mallet at tree
Equipment; Lumber industry; Woodwork
Newton Hylton swings a wooden mallet at an iron wedge placed in a cut in a tree trunk. Bark has been removed from the trunk. A crosscut saw lays on the ground to the left of the tree. Part of a larger series of photos on handmade wood shakes.
Ferrum College

Man picks up fence rails
Fences; Equipment; Woodwork
Newton Hylton bends over to pick up a fence rail he has split off from a larger log with a wooden mallet and an iron wedge. Part of a larger series of photos on rail splittng. Palmer's title for the series is "Newton Hylton splitting rails;...
Ferrum College

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