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      CUMBERLAND FALLSMBERLAND FALLS






















       Cumberland Falls at flood stage. Cumberland Falls Hotel is at  1959 view of Cumberland Falls. At the time of this photo visi-
       right and Moonbow Inn at left.                           tors were permitted to walk across the rim of the Falls when the
                                                                water was shallow.




















       DuPont Lodge as it appeared in the 1930’s.               Inside the dining room at Dupont Lodge in the 1930’s.



















       A view of the Moonbow Inn located at the top of the Falls. It  Before the bridge was built cars were carried by a ferry across
       later burned to the ground.                              the Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls.


                                                         The water was
                                                           clean and
                                                         swimmers were
                                                         attracted to the
                                                          beach area,
                                                         located below
                                                         the Falls in the
                                                          mid 1900’s.





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