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Images of America: Tennessee
Townsend
Missy Tipton Green and Paulette Ledbetter recall the rich past in this fascinating pictorial history.
Situated in Tuckaleechee Cove, one of several "limestone windows" on the northern base of the Smoky Mountains, is Townsend, Tennessee, also known as the "Peaceful Side of the Smokies." Native Americans were the first inhabitants of Tuckaleechee Cove. By the time the first Europeans arrived in the late 18th century, the Cherokee villages had been abandoned. In the 1880s, the lumber industry was in full swing thanks to two key the band saw and the logging railroad. With the coming of industrialization, the isolated farming community of Tuckaleechee Cove was transformed in the bustling mill town of Townsend. In 1894, E.J. Kinzel started a mountain retreat in Tuckaleechee Cove, which in later years turned into a mountain hotel with two healing mineral springs.
Situated in Tuckaleechee Cove, one of several "limestone windows" on the northern base of the Smoky Mountains, is Townsend, Tennessee, also known as the "Peaceful Side of the Smokies." Native Americans were the first inhabitants of Tuckaleechee Cove. By the time the first Europeans arrived in the late 18th century, the Cherokee villages had been abandoned. In the 1880s, the lumber industry was in full swing thanks to two key the band saw and the logging railroad. With the coming of industrialization, the isolated farming community of Tuckaleechee Cove was transformed in the bustling mill town of Townsend. In 1894, E.J. Kinzel started a mountain retreat in Tuckaleechee Cove, which in later years turned into a mountain hotel with two healing mineral springs.
128 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 5, 2014
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February 12, 2018
Good book for the people of Townsend
Almost half of this book is photos and portraits of the people of Townsend with a thorough description of their lineage and ancestry. It was interesting but not really what I was looking for. The last third showed the buildings and businesses that might still be findable in town. I indeed recognized a few of the locations and several of the railroad areas I have hiked upon. It is frighteningly amazing just how bare the mountains were logged. Much has completely been reforested but rocks and contours can still be found
Almost half of this book is photos and portraits of the people of Townsend with a thorough description of their lineage and ancestry. It was interesting but not really what I was looking for. The last third showed the buildings and businesses that might still be findable in town. I indeed recognized a few of the locations and several of the railroad areas I have hiked upon. It is frighteningly amazing just how bare the mountains were logged. Much has completely been reforested but rocks and contours can still be found
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