Western North Carolina Railroad

Page	Image	Description	Thumbnail
Cover		[Cover]: "North Carolina RR Scenery, 'Land of the Sky'
page 1	001	[4 illustrated images with captions]: Hotel & Fountain at Round Knob, View Above Knob at 17 Points, Railroad at 6 Points, and Into the Blue Ridge.
1	wncrr01a	Hotel & Fountain at Round Knob
1	wncrr01b	View Above Knob at 17 Points
1	wncrr01c	Railroad at 6 Points
1	wncrr01d	Into the Blue Ridge.
page 2	wncrr02	[6 illustrated images]: Swannanoa Tunnel 1800 Feet, Lick Log Tunnel 562 Feet, Burgin Tunnel 552 Feet, View through the Arch at Round Knob, Royal Gorge, Water Divide from Swannanoa Tunnel.
2	wncrr02a	Swannanoa Tunnel 1800 Feet
2	wncrr02b	Lick Log Tunnel 562 Feet
2	wncrr02c	Burgin Tunnel 552 Feet
2	wncrr02d	View through the Arch at Round Knob
2	wncrr02e	Royal Gorge,
	wncrr02f	Water Divide from Swannanoa Tunnel.
page 3	wncrr03	[3 illustrated images]: Big Fill Trestle from Below (with View From Rock Cut, Rock cut at Unaka, Peter's Rock) Asheville From Beaucatcher Mountain, and Swannanoa Hotel.
3	wncrr03a	Big Fill Trestle from Below (with View From Rock Cut, Rock cut at Unaka, Peter's Rock)
3	wncrr03b	Asheville from Beaucatcher Mountain.
3	wncrr03c	Swannanoa Hotel
page 4	wncrr04	[5 illustrated images]: R. R. Bridge 1.5 Miles Below Asheville, Pearsons Bridge Across French Broad 4 Miles Below Asheville, Hot Springs From Round Top, View Below Hot Springs, and View at Alexanders. (Below respectively.)
4	wncrr04a	R. R. Bridge 1.5 Miles Below Asheville
4	wncrr04b	Pearson's Bridge Across French Broad 4 Miles Below Asheville
4	wncrr04c	Hot Springs From Round Top
4	wncrr04d	View Below Hot Springs
4	wncrr04e	View at Alexanders
page 5	wncrr05	[5 illustrated images]: Paint Rock, Bridge Below Paint Rock, View From Summit Rock, Bailey's Bend French Broad and R. R. Bridge Near Marshall.
5	wncrr05a	Paint Rock
5	wncrr05b	Bridge Below Paint Rock
5	wncrr05c	View From Summit Rock
5	wncrr05d	Bailey's Bend French Broad
5	wncrr05e	R. R. Bridge Near Marshall.
page 6	wncrr06	[5 illustrated images]: Lover's Leap From Across the River, Spring Creek Falls, Mountain Island, Mt. Mitchell Hotel, Black Mountain Station, and French Broad From Richmond Hill.
6	wncrr06a	Lover's Leap From Across the River
6	wncrr06b	Spring Creek Falls
6	wncrr06c	Mountain Island
6	wncrr06d	Mt. Mitchell Hotel, Black Mountain Station
6	wncrr06e	French Broad From Richmond Hill.
page 7	wncrr07	[4 illustrated images]: [top] French Broad from Connalleys [sic] ; Deep Water Bridge and Island ; The Narrows [bottom] Battery Park Hotel
7	wncrr07a	French Broad from Connalleys [sic]
7	wncrr07b	The Narrows
7	wncrr07c	Deep Water Bridge and Island
7	wncrr07d	Battery Park Hotel
page 8	wncrr08	[5 illustrated images]: [lft.] View on French Broad, Above Hot Springs, and Hot Springs Hotel. [rt.] View Below Bailey's Bend and Glen Rock Hotel.
8	wncrr08a	View on French Broad, Above Hot Springs, and Hot Springs Hotel.
8	wncrr08b	View Below Bailey's Bend
8	wncrr08c	Glen Rock Hotel
page 9	wncrr09	[3 illustrated images]: Horse Cove From Ravenels, Mt. Whiteside Looking East, and The Bluffs (On French Broad)
9	wncrr09a	Horse Cove From Ravenels
9	wncrr09b	Mt. Whiteside Looking East
9	wncrr09c	The Bluffs (On French Broad)
page 10	wncrr10	[3 illustrated images]: Above the Clouds, Boating on the Swannanoa, and Hickory Inn, Hickory N.C.
10	wncrr10a	Above the Clouds
10	wncrr10b	Boating on the Swannanoa
10	wncrr10c	Hickory Inn, Hickory N.C.
page 11	wncrr11	[3 illustrated images]: Modern Agriculture, Blond Donkey and A Mountain Home.
11	wncrr11a	Modern Agriculture
11	wncrr11b	Blodin Donkey
11	wncrr11c	A Mountain Home.
page 12	wncrr12	[5 illustrated images]: Scenes from Real Life [clockwise from top]: Taking a Rest ; Uncle Tom's Cabin ; The 'New South' ; A Mountain Team ; Native Cabin.
12	wncrr12a	Taking a Rest
12	wncrr12b	Uncle Tom's Cabin
12	wncrr12c	A Mountain Team. Scenes From Real Life
12	wncrr12d	Native Cabin
	wncrr12e	The 'New South
page 13	wncrr13	An illustrated map of Richmond and Danville Railroad and Connections.

University of North Carolina at Asheville D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives Book register for: Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery "Land of the Sky"
Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery, [Cover] D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, UNC at Asheville 28804
Title	Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery, "Land of the Sky"
Alt. Title	Western North Carolina Railroad Scenery: Land of the Sky
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/books/booklets/wncrr/wncrr.htm
Creator	Western North Carolina Railroad Company
Subject Keyword	Asheville, NC ; travel and tourism ; Asheville, NC ; Land of the Sky ; Western North Carolina Railroad Scenery ; Round Knob ; 17 Points ; Glen Rock Hotel ; Battery Park Hotel ; Mt. Mitchell Hotel ; Swannanoa Tunnel ; Lick Log Tunnel ; Arch at Round Knob ;Royal Gorge ; Swannanoa Tunnel ; Hot Springs ; Alexanders ; Big Fill Trestle ; Unaka ; Peter's Rock ; Beaucatcher Mountain ; Swannanoa Hotel ; Lover's Leap ; Spring Creek Falls ; Mountain Island ; Black Mountain Station ; Richmond Hill ; French Broad ; Horse Cove ; Ravenels ; Mt. Whiteside ; The Bluffs ; Hickory Hotel, Hickory, NC ; Connalleys ; Deep Water Bridge ; Deep Water Island ; The Narrows ; Danville Railroad ;
Subject LCSH	Southern Railway (U.S.) Railroads -- North Carolina -- History Railroad travel -- North Carolina North Carolina -- Description and travel Resorts -- North Carolina Tourism -- North Carolina Battery Park Hotel (Asheville, N.C.) Asheville (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works Asheville (N.C.) -- Architecture Mountains -- North Carolina -- Description and travel North Carolina -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works Asheville (N.C.) -- Description and travel
Date	2003-02-25
Publisher	[Portland, Me. : Chisholm Bros., 188-] ; [Digital Publisher] D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Contributor	Herbert Pelton, photographer
Type	Source type: Photographs ; Text
Format	[digital] image/jpeg/text ; [book]12 folded leaves of plates : all ill., 1 map ; 25 x 16 cm
Source	SpecColl F261 .W4 1880
Language	en=English
Relation	E.M. Ball Photographic Collection, UNCA ; Documenting the American South, Chapel Hill: Asheville -- the Ideal Autumn and Winter Resort City: Electronic Edition. Washington: Southern Railway (U.S.) Passenger Traffic Dept., 1900?. Documenting the American South, UNC Chapel Hill: Autumn and Winter in the Land of the Sky: Electronic Edition. Washington: Southern Railway (U.S.) Passenger Traffic Dept., 1915?
Coverage	late 1800's/early 20th century ; Asheville, NC
Rights	Any display, publication or public use must credit D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Donor	UNCA Special Collections Purchase
Description	A 13 page booklet published by the Southern Railway Company about major tourist attractions in western North Carolina. It contains illustrated reproductions of photographs taken by noted photographer Herbert W. Pelton and descriptions of many well-known landmarks in the region at the turn of the century.
Acquisition	2003-05-01
Citation	Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery, "Land of the Sky", Portland, Me. : Chisholm Bros., 188-] D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Processed by	Special Collections staff, Erica Ojermark, 2003
Last update	2003-11-21 ; 2003-12-16

Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery, [Cover] D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, UNC at Asheville 28804

Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery, [Cover]
D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, UNC at Asheville 28804