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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a bucket list for many, as evidenced by the 13.3 million visitors to the park in 2023.. Those who live nearby get to visit more often, of course. But if ...
Little Arrow Outdoor Resort in Townsend was named the No. 7 best glamping spot in the 2024 USA TODAY 10Best awards. The resort features Airstreams, RV sites, cabins, tiny homes and glamping tents.
The dining room of this large hotel could seat 600 people. The railroad reached the village in 1882. The hotel burned in 1884 after 46 years of operation. Another hotel, called the Mountain Park, was built in 1886. A higher temperature spring was found, prompting the changing of the town's name from Warm Springs to Hot Springs in 1886.
Tourists began trickling into the Smokies in the late 19th century, drawn by mineral-rich mountain springs that were thought to have health-restoring qualities. Many mountain residents built additional rooms onto their houses to accommodate lodgers, and several hotels sprang up. The Cataloochee Ranch was established in 1933 by Tom and Judy ...
The company widened the Indian Gap Trail from Oconaluftee to the crest of the Smokies, allowing wagon access to saltpeter mines on Mount Le Conte. The road's first tollkeeper, Robert Collins, would later guide Arnold Guyot on surveying expeditions across the crest of the Smokies. Mount Collins, between Kuwohi and Newfound Gap, is named for him ...
Rocky Bluff Campground in Hot Springs is maintained by the United States Forest Service. ... including earning a first-place award in beat reporting in the 2023 North Carolina Press Association ...
Geologic Map of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Region, Tennessee and North Carolina United States Geological Survey; History and maps; The Great Smoky Mountains Regional Project—a collection of documents and early photographs regarding the Great Smokies and surrounding communities
Ella Costner, designated by the state of Tennessee as the "poet laureate of the Smokies," was born in the area of what is today the Cosby Campground, at the base of Mt. Cammerer. In 1934, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a camp at the base of the mountain and constructed most of the trails and overlooks in the area. [10]