Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel
by John Black
Title
Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel
Artist
John Black
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Photograph
Description
Started about 1853 this tunnel was originally supposed to be part of a three tunnel project as a shortcut through the Blue Ridge mountains for the Blue Ridge Railroad to cut their time from Charleston to the Ohio Valley area. When completed this tunnel would have been about a mile and a half long. Only 1600 feet were completed by 1859 when the state of South Carolina decided not to put any more money into the project. This is the only tunnel of the three that is accessable and is now part of the Walhala State Park. It is open to the public but has no lights or electricity and sometimes has several inches of water as you can see in the photo.
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November 3rd, 2016
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Joseph C Hinson Photography
I'm impressed with the balance of the exposure on this one. Stumphouse Tunnel is hard to shoot. Very nice
John Black replied:
Lucky shot I guess. Awesome place. Too much water to go any deeper, and I was warned about snakes in the tunnel.