Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hell Hole

Find yourself a place to stay

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 18, 2011

1. Hell Hole Marker

Inscription. Dr. Schenck told new arrivals to the forestry school “find yourself a place to stay.” Many did so in the cabins left by settlers after Vanderbilt purchased their land. Students gave their cabins playful names such as “Gnat Hollow” and “Rest for the Wicked” or “Hell Hole” as this cabin was known.

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Dr. Schenk's students could often be heard singing on their way to and from classes. Words to a favorite song were adapted to their mustached German schoolmaster.

“Who is the man on a horse named Punch/ Riding along at the head of the bunch/ Giving no time to eat our lunch? 'Tis the man who looks like the Kaiser.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 35° 21.102′ N, 82° 46.834′ W. Marker is in Brevard, North Carolina, in Transylvania County. Marker can be reached from U.S. 276, 0.4 miles south of Yellow Gap Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pisgah Forest NC 28768, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wash Place (within shouting distance of this marker); Commissary (within shouting distance of this marker); Ranger's Dwelling (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Draw Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Schenck's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rock House Creek Lodge (about 300 feet away); Biltmore Forest School (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brevard.

Also see . . . Cradle of Forestry National Forest Historic Site. The Birthplace of Forest Conservation in America (Submitted on July 5, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Hell Hole marker in front of cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 18, 2011

2. Hell Hole marker in front of cabin

Photographed By William Henry Myers III, October 18, 2013

3. Hell Hole Marker

Hell Hole interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 18, 2011

4. Hell Hole interior

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 18, 2011

5. Hell Hole interior

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 18, 2011

6. Hell Hole interior

Photographed By William Henry Myers III, October 18, 2013

7. Hell Hole

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 778 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on December 9, 2013, by William Henry Myers III of Seneca, South Carolina. 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 30, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 7. submitted on December 9, 2013, by William Henry Myers III of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.