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Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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  • The road then goes to Deal's Gap on the State line. From Deal's Gap the route follows N.C. No. 108 by way of Tapoco. Lakes Cheoah and Santeetlah, also built by the Aluminum Company of America to supply power for the Alcoa plants, and then to Robbinsville, the county seat of Graham county. At Robbinsville is the grave of the famous Cherokee Indian chief, Junaluska. From Robbinsville the route traverses a high plateau to Point Lookout where a stop should be made to view the splendors of Nantahala Gorge. At Red Marble Gap, at Topton, the route turns left and follows Highway No. 10 through the Gorge, by way of Nantahala Station and the Nantahala River. Points of interest include Blowing Springs, and, farther on, a spot affording a splendid view of the Great Smokies, to the north. This place is marked by a sign. The road then goes to Bryson City, a noted resort town on the banks of the Tuckaseegee River. Five miles east of Bryson City the route leaves highway No. 10 and turns left onto Highway No. 107 to Cherokee, where a stop should be made to inspect the Cherokee Indian School and the Indian arts and crafts. In early October, the picturesque features of Cherokee life are depicted in the annual Cherokee Indian Fair. This great harvest festival includes exhibitions of Cherokee handicraft, agricultural products, Indian ball-play, archery, blowgun contests, the Green Corn, Eagle, and other ceremonial dances. From Cherokee, it is 1.4 miles to the Park Boundary and the road gradually ascends the mountains to Newfound Gap on the State line where the road again enters Tennessee. From the Gap, the route descends into the valley of the West Prong of Little Pigeon River, with views, on the left, of Mt. Mingus, Chimney Tops, and Sugarland Mountain. Fourteen and one-half miles from the Gap the road intersects No. 73. From this point a side-trip may be made to Gatlinburg. Returning from Gatlinburg to the intersection 25
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