A 33,000-acre tract of land in Cataloochee was owned by Suncrest Lumber Company. While many believe that the Great Smoky Mountains was made up of small family farms, in reality, 18 lumber companies together owned about 85 percent of the proposed park…
This photograph is of students of the Cataloochee School in the Cataloochee section of Haywood County, North Carolina. Their teacher is identified as Mont M. Hannah. The photograph was made by Hiram Coleman Wilburn (1880-1967), unofficial historian…
This 33,055-acre tract 200 in Cataloochee was owned by Suncrest Lumber Company. While many believe that the Great Smoky Mountains was made up of small family farms, in reality, 18 lumber companies together owned about 85 percent of the proposed park…
This 213 acres in Cataloochee tracts 201 and 201a were owned by J. L. Caldwell. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown…
This 98.5-acre tract 202 in Cataloochee was owned by M. C. Long. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown to 1,000…
This 2-acre tract 203 in Cataloochee was owned by the Caldwell School. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown to 1,000…
This 48.5-acre tract 204 in Cataloochee was owned by the heirs of W. M. Sutton. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown…
This 101.5-acre tract 205 in Cataloochee was owned by Mariah L. Palmer. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown to…
This 93-acre tract 206 in Cataloochee was owned by Lou Palmer King. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown to 1,000…
This 60-acre tract 206a in Cataloochee was owned by Lou Palmer King. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown to 1,000…