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Tourist cabins used as living quarters for level crew in western Appalachia

Description

Tourist cabins used as living quarters for level crew in western Appalachia.Crew had to commute by train to get to the level line between Jackson and Hazard along the Louisville and Nashville RR. There were seven tunnels along thisstretch of line. Surveying was being done for base maps for the TennesseeValley Authority.

Photographer

Mr. Benton Hickok

Display Date

1930 October

Location

Kentucky, Jackson

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey