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Early Tourism in Western North Carolina

Author : Steve C. Compton
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531610999
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Early Tourism in Western North Carolina written by Steve C. Compton and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the 20th century, many Americans moved from farm to town, changing from agricultural employment to jobs in factories and retail shops. Along with these new occupations came a new idea called "vacation." Ready access to automobiles made leisure travel, once reserved for affluent citizens, increasingly feasible and affordable for working class people. With its cool climate and outstanding scenery, the mountain region of North Carolina became a welcome refuge and ideal tourist destination for weary workers and their families. Western North Carolina, often touted in promotional materials as the "land of the sky," hosts Mount Mitchell-the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River-hundreds of waterfalls, some of the world's oldest mountains and rivers, and abundant wildlife. The well-known Blue Ridge Parkway, numerous inns, lodges, hotels, campgrounds, and restaurants were constructed to serve the region's growing number of visitors. Early Tourism in Western North Carolina celebrates the rise of tourism from 1900 to 1950 in the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. Sites featured include the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain, Blowing Rock, Asheville, Mount Mitchell, Chimney Rock, the Biltmore Estate, and the Cherokee Indian Reservation.

Early Tourism in Western North Carolina

Author : Stephen C. Compton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439612560
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Early Tourism in Western North Carolina written by Stephen C. Compton and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-04-28 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the 20th century, many Americans moved from farm to town, changing from agricultural employment to jobs in factories and retail shops. Along with these new occupations came a new idea called "vacation." Ready access to automobiles made leisure travel, once reserved for affluent citizens, increasingly feasible and affordable for working class people. With its cool climate and outstanding scenery, the mountain region of North Carolina became a welcome refuge and ideal tourist destination for weary workers and their families. Western North Carolina, often touted in promotional materials as the "land of the sky," hosts Mount Mitchell-the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River-hundreds of waterfalls, some of the world's oldest mountains and rivers, and abundant wildlife. The well-known Blue Ridge Parkway, numerous inns, lodges, hotels, campgrounds, and restaurants were constructed to serve the region's growing number of visitors. Early Tourism in Western North Carolina celebrates the rise of tourism from 1900 to 1950 in the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. Sites featured include the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain, Blowing Rock, Asheville, Mount Mitchell, Chimney Rock, the Biltmore Estate, and the Cherokee Indian Reservation.

Creating the Land of the Sky

Author : Richard D. Starnes
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817356045
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Creating the Land of the Sky written by Richard D. Starnes and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sophisticated inquiry into tourism's social and economic power across the South. In the early 19th century, planter families from South Carolina, Georgia, and eastern North Carolina left their low-country estates during the summer to relocate their households to vacation homes in the mountains of western North Carolina. Those unable to afford the expense of a second home relaxed at the hotels that emerged to meet their needs. This early tourist activity set the stage for tourism to become the region's New South industry. After 1865, the development of railroads and the bugeoning consumer culture led to the expansion of tourism across the whole region. Richard Starnes argues that western North Carolina benefited from the romanticized image of Appalachia in the post-Civil War American consciousness. This image transformed the southern highlands into an exotic travel destination, a place where both climate and culture offered visitors a myriad of diversions. This depiction was futher bolstered by partnerships between state and federal agencies, local boosters, and outside developers to create the atrtactions necessary to lure tourists to the region. As tourism grew, so did the tension between leaders in the industry and local residents. The commodification of regional culture, low-wage tourism jobs, inflated land prices, and negative personal experiences bred no small degree of animosity among mountain residents toward visitors. Starnes's study provides a better understanding of the significant role that tourism played in shaping communities across the South.

Lindsey's Guide to Western North Carolina ..

Author : Thomas H [From Old Catalog] Lindsey
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021485274
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Lindsey's Guide to Western North Carolina .. written by Thomas H [From Old Catalog] Lindsey and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asheville-based travel writer Thomas H. Lindsey covers the region's history, geography, and attractions in Lindsey's Guide to Western North Carolina. The book includes detailed descriptions of hiking trails, waterfalls, and scenic drives, as well as information about local culture and communities. With great attention to detail and a deep appreciation for the area, Lindsey's guide is an invaluable resource for anyone planning a visit to the North Carolina mountains. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Western North Carolina

Author : Ora Blackmun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781469641362
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book Western North Carolina written by Ora Blackmun and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1977, Western North Carolina is a narrative history of the Southern Appalachian Mountains up to 1880. Ora Blackmun depicts the stories of native Cherokee and Sequoyah people and pioneers such as William Bartram, Daniel Boone, Bishops Spangenberg and Asbury, and Zeb Vance.

Information to Summer Tourists Concerning Greater Western North Carolina

Author : Greater Western North Carolina Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Information to Summer Tourists Concerning Greater Western North Carolina written by Greater Western North Carolina Association and published by . This book was released on 1912* with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Western North Carolina

Author : Stephen E. Massengill
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738501048
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Western North Carolina written by Stephen E. Massengill and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few places in the United States can compare to the natural beauty and grace of Western North Carolina, a combination of picturesque mountain ranges, rolling foothills, and lush valleys. At the turn of the century, the visual splendor of the Appalachians and clean mountain air drew thousands upon thousands of visitors, including a large number of photographers, to the region's many health resorts, hotels, hiking trails, and small towns. Like explorers of old, these photographers went out into the North Carolina wilderness carrying their bulky photographic contraptions and glass-plate negatives in hopes of sharing its spectacular scenes with the rest of the nation. Using cameras equipped with twin lenses mounted about 2.5 inches apart, which created almost identical images, these photographers created stereoscopic views, or stereo views--double images placed on a rigid card--which were then viewed through a hand-held stereoscope and resulted in the person experiencing a three-dimensional effect. In Western North Carolina: A Visual Journey Through Stereo Views and Photographs, you will see these professional photographers' hard work, a wonderful collection of images capturing the unspoiled beauty of the region, such as pictures of waterfalls, rivers, forests, and mountain ranges; views of local people at work and at play; snapshots of early railroad construction; and panoramas of the growing mountain communities, such as Bakersville, Hot Springs, Lenoir, Old Fort, Hendersonville, and Asheville.

The Standard Guide to Asheville and Western North Carolina (Classic Reprint)

Author : Roger Davis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267693054
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Standard Guide to Asheville and Western North Carolina (Classic Reprint) written by Roger Davis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Standard Guide to Asheville and Western North Carolina This book is intended to be of practical value to the tourist in finding the chief resorts of this region. No attempt has been made to describe the beauties of the mountain resorts, such description being hardly necessary in a work of this kind, and because it is impossible to convey in language an idea of the picturesqueness of the scenery. The engravings are from original drawings by Mr. Roger Davis, and were made expressly for this work. Their artistic merit will be appreciated by the cultivated reader. One of the chief characteristics of Mr. Davis' work is its rare fidelity to nature. He makes no attempt to idealize, believing that the imagination of the artist can add noth ing to the natural arrangement of mountain, valley and stream. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Creating the Land of the Sky

Author : Richard Dale Starnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Creating the Land of the Sky written by Richard Dale Starnes and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air

Author : Terry Ruscin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439658242
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air written by Terry Ruscin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traveling across the treacherous and diverse landscape of western North Carolina is a challenge historically met with human ingenuity. Mountain traces of Native Americans, dusty stagecoach routes and vital railroads lined the region. Asheville installed the state's first electric streetcars. Intrepid young men and women continued North Carolina's aviation legacy. The Buncombe Turnpike helped tame the Blue Ridge Mountains, allowing livestock drives to reach markets in South Carolina. Author Terry Ruscin reveals the visionaries and risk-takers who paved the way to the "Land of the Sky" in a wondrous examination of western North Carolina transportation history.

Mountain Scenery: The Scenery of the Mountains of Western North Carolina

Author : Henry E. Colton
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781377226491
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Mountain Scenery: The Scenery of the Mountains of Western North Carolina written by Henry E. Colton and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Mountain Oasis

Author : Richard S. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book A Mountain Oasis written by Richard S. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infrastructure, and modern tourist attractions were constructed to complement the natural scenery. Tourism became embedded within the identity of the region and embraced by the entrepreneurial interests in spite of the exploitation of native cultural stereotypes designed to attract capital.

Western North Carolina

Author : John Preston Arthur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Western North Carolina written by John Preston Arthur and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Staging Indigeneity

Author : Katrina Phillips
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469662329
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Staging Indigeneity written by Katrina Phillips and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As tourists increasingly moved across the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a surprising number of communities looked to capitalize on the histories of Native American people to create tourist attractions. From the Happy Canyon Indian Pageant and Wild West Show in Pendleton, Oregon, to outdoor dramas like Tecumseh! in Chillicothe, Ohio, and Unto These Hills in Cherokee, North Carolina, locals staged performances that claimed to honor an Indigenous past while depicting that past on white settlers' terms. Linking the origins of these performances to their present-day incarnations, this incisive book reveals how they constituted what Katrina Phillips calls "salvage tourism"—a set of practices paralleling so-called salvage ethnography, which documented the histories, languages, and cultures of Indigenous people while reinforcing a belief that Native American societies were inevitably disappearing. Across time, Phillips argues, tourism, nostalgia, and authenticity converge in the creation of salvage tourism, which blends tourism and history, contestations over citizenship, identity, belonging, and the continued use of Indians and Indianness as a means of escape, entertainment, and economic development.

Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads

Author : Carolyn Sakowski
Publisher : Blair
ISBN 13 : 9781958888247
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (882 download)

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Download or read book Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads written by Carolyn Sakowski and published by Blair. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its fourth edition, Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads has long been the go-to guide for folks seeking the unspoiled landscape and little-known cultural attractions of Western North Carolina. This is a guide for those who want to travel the mountains of western North Carolina, who want to see the scenery but escape the crowds. The book's 21 tours cover the entire mountain region of western North Carolina and provide numerous opportunities for seeing unspoiled landscapes and pastoral scenes. But scenery is not the only focus. Once you're on the backroads, you might speculate about the history behind the old white clapboard farmhouse that dominates the valley ahead, or you might wonder about the rest of the story behind the two sentences on the historical marker at the side of the road. Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads fills in those details. Drawing from local histories and early travel writings, each tour is designed to be a journey through the history of the area. Tales of eccentric characters, folklore that has been passed down through the ages, and stories about Native Americans and early white settlers combine to present a perspective that makes the scenery come alive. This edition features updated directions, additional sites, new photographs, and nearby recreational opportunities. Use this guidebook to plan a day trip, weekend getaway, or cycling adventure.

Mountain Passages

Author : George Ellison
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 161423082X
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Mountain Passages written by George Ellison and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intriguing collection of essays results from writer George Ellison's thirty-year fascination with Western North Carolina and its Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. These essays offer a window onto the rich heritage of this stunning and oft-misunderstood region. Hear stories in a distinctly Appalachian tone and glimpse into the mountain life and lore through a diverse cast of characters. Develop a new language fit for mountain life, and begin to understand the roots of the names Crooked Arm, Deeplow Gap and the Boogerman Trail. See the world through the eyes of the ancient Cherokees, for whom the Nantahala Gorge, was a "chasm of horrors" associated with the "uktena," a mythic serpent from the dreaded Under World.

Mountain Scenery; the Scenery of the Mountains of Western North Carolina

Author : Henry E Colton
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230383392
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Mountain Scenery; the Scenery of the Mountains of Western North Carolina written by Henry E Colton and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ... is a good hotel in the town of Lenoir, at which travellers can stop. It is a pleasant little place, and has many agreeable inhabitants. The road from Lenoir to Morganton passes over a comparatively uninteresting country, though the mountain view becomes better as you approach Morganton. As we said before, but little or none of this route can be travelled in a public conveyance; therefore, the tourist must take his own carriage and horses, which is, perhaps, the most agreeable way of travelling through the mountains. Having now brought the reader to Morganton, we shall land him at the Walton House, where he may rest assured his wants will be well attended to, and tell what, as the morning dawns, he may there find to interest him. [What the cost of this route would be, we are not able to say; it would depend much upon the time spent upon the road. The greatest expense would be stopping in the towns. Country stopping-places are very liberal in their charges. In fact, I would advise all persons who wish to travel economically to avoid the towns.] CHAPTER VII. MORGANTON AND ITS SURROUNDINGS -- THE PIEDMONT SPRINGS OF BURKE--TABLE ROCK AND THE HAWK'S BILL. The first idea which will propose itself to the mind of the tourist, after rising from a refreshing sleep, will be to see what view can be obtained from the observatory on the top of the Walton House. And there, without doubt, is to be had the finest view anywhere in Morganton. We have sometimes thought, as we gazed off on the landscape which stretched itself far, far in the dim distance, just as the sun was leaving us in a glow of crimson splendor, and the twilight came hastening on, that this place gave one of the best views of the mountains to be had in Western North Carolina. The...