Southern Appalachian Digital Collections

Western Carolina University (6) View all
University of North Carolina Asheville (2) View all
  • Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974 (117)
  • Ensley, A. L. (Abraham Lincoln), 1865-1948 (8)
  • Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931 (1)
  • Laney, Gideon Thomas, 1889-1976 (26)
  • Masa, George, 1881-1933 (1)
  • McElhinney, William Julian, 1896-1953 (3)
  • Sherrill's Photography Studio (246)
  • Stearns, I. K. (15)
  • Thompson, James Edward, 1880-1976 (1)
  • USFS (7)
  • Allanstand Cottage Industries (0)
  • Appalachian National Park Association (0)
  • Berry, Walter (0)
  • Brasstown Carvers (0)
  • Cain, Doreyl Ammons (0)
  • Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 (0)
  • Cathey, Joseph, 1803-1874 (0)
  • Champion Fibre Company (0)
  • Champion Paper and Fibre Company (0)
  • Cherokee Indian Fair Association (0)
  • Cherokee Language Program (0)
  • Crittenden, Lorraine (0)
  • Crowe, Amanda (0)
  • Edmonston, Thomas Benton, 1842-1907 (0)
  • Fromer, Irving Rhodes, 1913-1994 (0)
  • George Butz (BFS 1907) (0)
  • Goodrich, Frances Louisa (0)
  • Grant, George Alexander, 1891-1964 (0)
  • Heard, Marian Gladys (0)
  • Kephart, Calvin, 1883-1969 (0)
  • Kephart, Laura, 1862-1954 (0)
  • Niggli, Josephina, 1910-1983 (0)
  • North Carolina Park Commission (0)
  • Osborne, Kezia Stradley (0)
  • Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 (0)
  • Penland Weavers and Potters (0)
  • Rhodes, Judy (0)
  • Roberts, Vivienne (0)
  • Roth, Albert, 1890-1974 (0)
  • Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955 (0)
  • Smith, Edward Clark (0)
  • Southern Highland Handicraft Guild (0)
  • Southern Highlanders, Inc. (0)
  • Stalcup, Jesse Bryson (0)
  • United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board (0)
  • Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894 (0)
  • Weaver, Zebulon, 1872-1948 (0)
  • Western Carolina College (0)
  • Western Carolina Teachers College (0)
  • Western Carolina University (0)
  • Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center (0)
  • Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (0)
  • Wilburn, Hiram Coleman, 1880-1967 (0)
  • Williams, Isadora (0)

Elkmont Special

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  • Elkmont began as a logging camp for the Little River Lumber Company, established in 1901. Logging company owner, Wilson Townsend constructed a railroad that carried logs on flatcars to the company sawmill at Townsend. Throughout the decade, Elkmont remained a base of operation for Little River Lumber, but as timber was depleted, Townsend began promoting Elkmont as a resort community and, in 1909, added passenger service to the logging train. Subsequently, several resorts were established on the site, including the Appalachian Club in 1910, Wonderland Hotel in 1912, and Wonderland Club in 1919.