Old Fourteen-Sixty-One

TitleOld Fourteen-Sixty-One
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1992
AuthorsLaugherty, James H.
MagazineSmoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter
Volume28
Issue Number1
Pages23-28
Date Publishedspring
SubjectsCivilian Conservation Corps, History, Little River, Mountain life, Park development, Townsend, Tremont
Description

An extensive description of the CCC camp Willis P. Davis, Company 1461, Tennessee National Park-3, established to restore the forest in preparation for the GSMNP. Includes many excerpts from official reports and letters to fill out descriptions of its founding, location, residents, and development.

Notes

Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.