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Item information

Title:
Old sawmill water supply pond
Description:
Transcribed from back: W.R. Mattoon, July, 1933. Old sawmill water supply pond -to furnish power to saw up giant trees near the present primaeval forest.
Topics:
Community and Extension
Forestry
Subjects:
Forests and forestry -- North Carolina
Ponds
Water-power
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-005-bx0014-006-027
Created Date:
Names:
Mattoon, Wilbur R. more info on Mattoon, Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed), 1875-1941 
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs