Guyot and the Great Smokies

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Item

Details
- Creator
  - Avery, Myron H. (Myron Haliburton), 1899-1952
- Format
  - Manuscripts (documents)
- Type
  - Text
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - GSMNP_13150_21_1068_05
Transcript

This letter to the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1863 is the guyot manuscript which has obtained, of late some considerable publicity. My interest in Guyot's explorations in the Smokies was aroused by the chapter, entitled "Guyot's Bets" in the "Lure of the Great Smokies*. This chapter contains an extensive list of peaks (reprinted with some errors from a secondary source), named by Guyot, which could not then be oorrelaeted with the present i day nomenclature. The number of unidenified peaks intrigued my Interest and led me to search for other articles by Guyot, which might solve the riddle. At the Library of Congress, by a fortunate chance, I discovered that as Professor Jones of Union College had written for a French University a treatise on Guyot. In compiling a Guyot Bibliography Professor Jones had learned of a manuscript written by Guyot, in the Library of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. The manuscript itself has been of much value to students of y Smoky History but of far greater value is the copy of the map accompaning the manuscript. Many of the Guyot names have not survived; some have proved to be very transitory but to all of us the matter has at least an historical interest. The value of the map in fixing the present day location of the Guyot names lies in the fact that the graphic location and accompanying elevations, coupled with Requisite familiarity with the regeion, has solved ths riddle of "Guyot's Pete". One notices many curious things on the map. The Mt. Sterling of to-day was then Mt. Starling. It will also be noticed that the map, which was apparently the work of one of Guyots .asaistants, contains some names which do not appear in the list of elevations. The map has also settled many controverted points, for instance, it shows an early use of Mt. Collins, west of Indian Gap and contrary to local opinions the original Mt. Guyot was never on the -5-

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Description

This 27-page manuscript recounts the involvement of Arnold Guyot in the Great Smoky Mountains. A geologist and geographer, Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884), began his exploration of the Appalachians in 1849. His purpose was to record the elevations of various peaks and develop a systematic geographic outline of the mountain systems of the eastern United States. The manuscript was collected by George Masa. Born Masahara Iizuka and raised in Japan, George Masa (1881-1933) emigrated to the U.S. when he was 20 years old and, in 1915, came to Asheville, where he lived the rest of his life. Masa was active in the Appalachian Trail Club and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Myron Haliburton Avery (1899–1952), was president of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club and chairman of the board of the Appalachian Trail Conference.
Details
- Creator
  - Avery, Myron H. (Myron Haliburton), 1899-1952
  - Fink, Paul M.
- Format
  - Manuscripts (documents)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date digitized: 2015-11-02
- Extent
  - Dimension: 11.75" x 8"
  - Pages: 27 pages
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - George Masa Collection
- Identifier
  - GSMNP_13150_21_1068
- Repository
  - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Guyot and the Great Smokies

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