Record Series Name:  CMC Mountains to Sea Trail Documents

Physical Location:  Box18

Record Series Value (High, Medium, Low):  Estimated as High

Record Series Description:  CMC actively participated and was instrumental in the original planning, trail routing, and trail building of the Mountains to the Sea Trail (MTS) system.  CMC continues today in this effort and also is extensively involved with maintaining these trails.  Arch Nichols was instrumental in this conservation effort and a MTS section was dedicated to him after his death.  Due to the volume of records and the importance of CMC’s efforts, this separate record series has been created for this conservation work.   Summary of records:

1)      Large dark brown portfolio:  Important documents on the MTS that were extracted from the full CMC collection in the 1990s.  Material was used in writing the book The Mountains to Sea Trail: Western North Carolinas Majestic Rival to the Appalachian Trail by Donald Dossey and John Hillyer (1998).  Folder includes 1973 planning documents, NC legislation, and many background documents

2)      Light brown envelop labeled MTS –CMC trails Dr. Dunn:  possibly Dr Dunn’s file on MTS.  Includes documents the 1970s-1980s and topographic maps

3)      Light brown folder containing 1980s MTS Shut-In Trail documents including Shut-In Trail dedication and photos

4)      Manila folders

a.       1979-87 miscellaneous information

b.      1989-90 miscellaneous information

c.       1989 dedication of MTS ceremony to Arch Nichols

d.      1994-96 miscellaneous information