Cataloochee tract 212a: Thomas Caldwell
Dublin Core
Title
Cataloochee tract 212a: Thomas Caldwell
Subject
Abstracts of title
Acquisition of property
Buildings
Dwellings
Land titles
Land titles -- Registration and transfer
Landowners
Reports
Government purchasing of real property
Description
This 46-acre tract 212a in Cataloochee was owned by Thomas 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 to 1,000 residents living in hundreds of log and frame homes. A few historic buildings have been preserved on site, including two churches, a school, several homes, and outbuildings. The North Carolina Park Commission was tasked with purchasing land for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and people living in Cataloochee were among those displaced. Cataloochee families continue to return for annual reunions. In 2001, the National Park Service re-introduced elk into the valley.
Creator
Flaugh, Dianne L.
Grossman, Charles S., 1900-1972
North Carolina Park Commission
Sloan, W. N.
Source
Cataloochee History Project; Historic Photographs Collection; Historic Structures Reports;
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1928-1929; 1935; 1937; 1996; 2000;
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg; pdf;
land surveys
photographs
publications (documents)
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Text
Identifier
23800
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/23800
Date Created
2015-09-22
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 37738;
Spatial Coverage
Haywood County (N.C.)
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
Cataloochee (N.C.)
Extent
11" x 8.5"(dimension)
3" x 5.5"(dimension)
77 pages(pages)
Is Part Of
Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America
Collection
Citation
Flaugh, Dianne L. et al., “Cataloochee tract 212a: Thomas Caldwell,” OAI, accessed May 11, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/23800.