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Parsons Nursery, Fernow Experimental Forest Bunkhouse, South side of U.S. Route 219, Parsons, Tucker County, WV
LocationSouth side of U.S. Route 219,
Parsons vicinity, WV
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS WV-237-N
Significance: The Fernow Experimental Forest bunkhouse, built in 1934 by members of Camp Parsons Civilian Conservation Corps, was one of the original administrative buildings for the Fernow Experimental Forest Branch Station, a part of the Appalachian Forest Experimental Station, headquartered in Ashville, NC. The station was founded in 1934; named in honor of the famed forester Bernard Fernow. The staff of the Experimental Forest studied watershed and timber management on the nearby Elk Lick Run watershed. This is the only experimental forest in Monogahela National Forest.
Subjects
Bunkhouses
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW EAST, FRONT.
2. VIEW WEST, REAR, AND WELL HOUSE ON LEFT. (see also WV-237-7, WV-237-0-2)
3. MAIN FLOOR, LIVING ROOM, LOOKING EAST.
4. MAIN FLOOR, BUNK ROOM, LOOKING SOUTH.
5. Photo copy of photograph, (original in Forest Service Offices, Elkins, WV), H. C. Frayer, July 1947. VIEW EAST, WELL HOUSE ON RIGHT. (see also historic photograph WV-237-M-5)
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