History of the Smokies

Smoky Mountains History: Hiking Club

by William Britten | History of the Smokies

The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club cabin still stands in the Greenbrier section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can see it by taking the Porters Creek Trail. In 1935 Dutch Roth helped build the cabin. These are his photographs. Below are some excerpts...

Smoky Mountains History: Albert “Dutch” Roth

by William Britten | History of the Smokies

Albert "Dutch" Roth lived from 1890 to 1974, and left an astonishing collection of amateur photographs which document the early years of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Roth's photos and journal of his hiking adventures offer a rare and intimate view of the...

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