Benjamin Burton Photography

 Abandoned McFarland Tennessee The post office was established in 1895. With the coming of the Old Line, McFarland served as a section headquarters due, in part, to its proximity to the "W," a series of switchbacks that required additional maintenance. The town grew in support of the railroad workers, adding a general store, post office, and two-story hotel. Locals referred to the hotel as the "Government House," as it was often filled with forest service personnel working the newly created Cherokee National Forest. In time, McFarland was abandoned. Flue line access point that carries water from the Appalachian Dam to the Appalican Powerhouse about 8 miles downstream. Locals call it the UFO landing pad but this structure actually was part of a cement mixing plant used to pore cement into trucks used to build the Appalican Dam and Powerhouse. Milepost 355 on the former L&N railroad. Now owned and operated by TVRM. High transmission lines coming from the Appalachi...

 Tennessee Valley Railway Photos 2020

 Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Located in Birchwood, TN. This memorial was filled with information about the Trail of Tears. Right down from this is the Blyth Ferry crossing on the Tennessee River where thousands of Cherokee crossed on the Trail of Tears.

Prentice Cooper Fire Tower This tower was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps to protect the newly formed Prentice Cooper State Forest. Still accessible today for those that brave the climb to take in the view

 South Cumberland Tennessee State Park The Great Stone Door in the Savage Gulf State Natural Area Laural Falls Greeter Falls Foster Falls Foster Falls

Consolidated Gold Mine Opening in 1875 t he Consolidated Mine was a gold mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, just east of Dahlonega. Like most of the area around Dahlonega, the placer mining on the land on which the mine is located probably started during the Georgia Gold Rush. https://consolidatedgoldmine.com/ F

 Rainy Winter Night In Boston During a Professional Development trip, I had the opportunity to spend a rainy evening in Boston. Here are some photos we took along the way.  Paul Revere monument with the North Church in the backgrond. City Skyline at night Samual Adams Location of the Boston Massacre Paul Revere's House The Old North Church