Lost Elkmont (Images of America)

Thông tin sách: Lost Elkmont (Images of America) (Paperback, 128 trang) – Arcadia Publishing, 2015. Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh.

The story of Elkmont from small logging community to exclusive summer resort and GSMNP site. Prior to the formation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) in 1934, the small community of Elkmont was established as a logging camp by Col. Wilson B. Townsend's Little River Lumber Company around 1908. This was after he purchased 86,000 acres of mostly virgin forest. The area that was previously inhabited by various American Indian groups, and later by European-American settlers beginning around 1830, was to become for a time the second largest town in Sevier County, Tennessee. Colonel Townsend's business ventures proved successful beyond expectation, as he skillfully exploited the area's valuable hardwood forests. His logging company and railroad provided a mountain population with jobs and steady wages. Once all the valuable timber was harvested, Townsend sold land to private citizens who established what was to become an exclusive summer community that included both the Appalachian and Wonderland Clubs. These coexisted inside the GSMNP until 1992. This is the story of Elkmont. Editorial Reviews About the Author Daniel Paulin draws upon extensive research from the archives of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the University of Tennessee Library's Special Collections Unit, the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, private collections, and interviews with numerous area residents with ties to Elkmont.