Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area

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Folklife Along Big South Fork

Worley School Students

The class of 1905 stands in front of the school house in Worley, Kentucky.

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Worley Miners

1905 photograph of miners at the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company town of Worley.

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Stearns Logging Camp Shack

W.O. Frogge, Robert Deal, and "Coon" Latham standing in front of a Stearns logging camp shack near Redmon Mountain.

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No Business School March

Four students (rear l-r) Tusco Winchester and Will Miller (front l-r) Ellen Miller and Mandy Spradlin take part in a school march at the No Business school.

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Zenith And The O&W

The rail tracks of the Oneida and Western O&W Railroad wind through the mining town of Zenith.

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No Business Men

Marion Miller, Will Miller and Harve Winchester with their horses in the No Business Community.

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Zenith Store

The John Tays store in Zenith, Tennessee. Zenith was a small coal mining community located along the banks of North White Oak Creek.

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Zenith Buildings

The Webb-Hammock Company supply house, the miners bathhouse and the company store at the Zenith Community along North White Oak Creek.

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Zenith Community

Children at Zenith in the 1930's enjoying a john boat excursion on North White Oak Creek.

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Lora Blevins House

Back corner view of Lora Blevins house.

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Stearns Coal and Lumber Co. Sawmill

Srearns Coal and Lumber Company sawmill and log holding pond in Stearns, Kentucky.

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Original cabin on the Oscar Blevin's farm

Built by John Blevins this log structure was the first house built on the Oscar Blevins farm. The building dates back to the mid-1800's.

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Lora Blevin's Pole Barn

This log barn is located on the Lora Blevin's farm.

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Lora Blevins House

Front corner of Lora Blevins house located in the Scott County portion of Big South Fork.

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Kidd Store and Post Office

The Kidd Store and Post Office located in Cooperative, Kentucky. This was typical of many country stores located throughout the area.

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Kidd Store and Post Office

An interior view of the Kidd Store and Post Office located in Cooperative, Kentucky.

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No Business farm activities

This 1919 photograph shows (left to right) Will J. Miller, Harve Slaven and Ellen Miller slaughtering a hog on their farm in the No Business Community.

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Charit Creek Lodge

A front view of the Parch Corn Hunting Camp Lodge, later renamed to the Charit Creek Lodge.

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Oscar Blevins Farm

This barn was built by Oscar Blevins on his property in 1963.

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