Tweetsie Country
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Tweetsie Country
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Author : Mallory Hope Ferrell
language : en
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
Release Date : 1997-03
Tweetsie Country written by Mallory Hope Ferrell and has been published by The Overmountain Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03 with History categories.
Tweetsie Country can be roughly defined as being bound on the north by the Great Depression, on the east by the state of North Carolina, on the west by Tennessee, and on the south by hope and determination. Here is all the color and charm of the Tweetsie, with its broad gauge aspirations on a narrow gauge budget. It is the story of a unique little railroad that traveled the Blue Ridge country and won the hearts of those who lived there. This handsome pictorial history includes 250 outstanding photographs, plus maps, scale drawings, and three full-color paintings by Mike Pearsall and Casey Holtzinger.
Tweetsie Adventure
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Author : Alice Boggs Lentz
language : en
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
Release Date : 1995
Tweetsie Adventure written by Alice Boggs Lentz and has been published by The Overmountain Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Marc takes a ride on the Tweetsie train and helps the deputies on Tweetsie's opening day.
Watauga County
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Author : Donna Gayle Akers
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Watauga County written by Donna Gayle Akers and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Following the Old Buffalo and Nickajack Trails, Native Americans and early settlers were the first citizens of present-day Watauga County. In 1752, Bishop August Spangenberg, the earliest documented explorer, traveled through this steep terrain and noted the necessity of crawling on hands and knees to stay balanced. Located among the Blue Ridge Mountains, Watauga County grew slowly with few settlers until after the Civil War. The Boone and Blowing Rock Turnpike began to open up the area to commerce and tourists in the 1880s. The establishment of the Watauga Academy in 1899, several ski resorts, and upscale residential developments has changed the landscape. The towns of Boone and Blowing Rock have been listed as some of the best small towns in America and continue to attract new residents and visitors.
The Blue Ridge Stemwinder
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Author : John R. Waite
language : en
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
Release Date : 2003
The Blue Ridge Stemwinder written by John R. Waite and has been published by The Overmountain Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Telling the story of Tweetsie Railroad and the East Tennessee Railway, this book documents the history of the standard gauge ET & WNC after the narrow gauge was gone and is illustrated with many maps and photographs.
Tweetsie The Blue Ridge Stemwinder
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Author : Julian Scheer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Tweetsie The Blue Ridge Stemwinder written by Julian Scheer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad categories.
Beautiful Land Of The Sky
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Author : Loren M. Wood
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2013-10
Beautiful Land Of The Sky written by Loren M. Wood and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John Muir is considered to be the supreme icon of western wilderness and preservation. His counterpart in the east is Harlan P. Kelsey, an often obscure and forgotten figure. In Beautiful Land of the Sky, author Loren M. Wood chronicles Kelsey's journey from the humblest of beginnings to national prominence in horticulture and the establishment of national parks in the eastern United States. In this biography, Wood tells how, a century ago, Kelsey was the first to pioneer native plants for the American landscape and a leader in that process; how he was a leading participant in bringing all of America to our native plants in their finest original setting; and how he helped make a reality of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a zenith of horticultural biomass and diversity in America. In addition, this biography explores the parallels in the odysseys of Muir and Kelsey. Though primarily a biography of Kelsey, Wood compares the similarities, differences, and accomplishments of the two men. Including details gathered from more than fifty thousand items in Kelsey's personal files, Beautiful Land of the Sky narrates the inspiring and entertaining story of how the idea of national parks was implemented east of the Mississippi.
Roan Mountain
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Author : Jennifer A. Bauer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011-11-16
Roan Mountain written by Jennifer A. Bauer and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-16 with Photography categories.
Roan Mountain’s remarkable ecosystem has enchanted people for centuries, beginning with the first native inhabitants. Then came pioneering settlers, celebrated naturalists like John Muir, hardworking miners and loggers eager to make a living from the land and ambitious businessmen such as John T. Wilder, whose Cloudland Hotel helped make Roan a tourist destination in the late 1870s. Today, conservationists, researchers and nature lovers of all kinds flock here to experience flora and fauna unique to this region of the Appalachians. Preserving Roan’s ecological heritage has proven both a challenge and a triumph for the mountain’s dedicated supporters. In this newly revised and expanded edition, featuring previously unpublished color photography, former Roan Mountain park interpretive specialist Jennifer A. Bauer recounts the fascinating natural and social history of this marvelous highland landscape.
Beyond The Mountains
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Author : Drew A. Swanson
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2018
Beyond The Mountains written by Drew A. Swanson and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Social Science categories.
Beyond the Mountains explores the ways in which Appalachia often served as a laboratory for the exploration and practice of American conceptions of nature. The region operated alternately as frontier, wilderness, rural hinterland, region of subsistence agriculture, bastion of yeoman farmers, and place to experiment with modernization. In these various takes on the southern mountains, scattered across time and space, both mountain residents and outsiders consistently believed that the region's environment made Appalachia distinctive, for better or worse. With chapters dedicated to microhistories focused on particular commodities, Drew A. Swanson builds upon recent Appalachian studies scholarship, emphasizing the diversity of a region so long considered a homogenous backwater. While Appalachia has a recognizable and real coherence rooted in folkways, agriculture, and politics (among other things), it is also a region of varied environments, people, and histories. These discrete stories are, however, linked through the power of conceptualizing nature and work together to reveal the ways in which ideas and uses of nature often created a sense of identity in Appalachia. Delving into the environmental history of the region reveals that Appalachian environments, rather than separating the mountains from the broader world, often served to connect the region to outside places.
The Laurel Fork Railway Of Carter County Tennessee
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Author : Doug McGuinn
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016
The Laurel Fork Railway Of Carter County Tennessee written by Doug McGuinn and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Lumber trade categories.
Lewis D. Gasteiger, vice president of the new Pittsburgh Lumber Company in Carter County, Tennessee conspired with William Flinn, president of Booth & Flynn, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania construction firm to build a spur connection the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina railway. The ensuing railway connected Elizabethon to Laban, Tennessee and enabled unfinished lumber to the Southern Railway. The Laurel Fork Railroad was incorporated in April of 1910 and abandoned in 1925.
Grandfather Mountain
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Author : Randy Johnson
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2016-03-15
Grandfather Mountain written by Randy Johnson and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-15 with Nature categories.
With its prominent profile recognizable for miles around and featuring vistas among the most beloved in the Appalachians, North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain is many things to many people: an easily recognized landmark along the Blue Ridge Parkway, a popular tourist destination, a site of annual Highland Games, and an internationally recognized nature preserve. In this definitive book on Grandfather, Randy Johnson guides readers on a journey through the mountain's history, from its geological beginnings millennia ago and the early days of exploration to its role in regional development and eventual establishment as a North Carolina state park. Along the way, he shows how Grandfather has changed, and has been changed by, the people of western North Carolina and beyond. To tell the full natural and human story, Johnson draws not only on historical sources but on his rich personal experience working closely on the mountain alongside Hugh Morton and others. The result is a unique and personal telling of Grandfather's lasting significance. The book includes more than 200 historical and contemporary photographs, maps, and a practical guide to hiking the extensive trails, appreciating key plant and animal species and photographing the natural wonder that is Grandfather.