Cataloochee tract 228: Rainbow Fishing Club

Cataloochee tract 228: Rainbow Fishing Club

Acquisition of property

Landowners

Real property

Reports

Government purchasing of real property

This 34-acre tract 228 in Cataloochee was owned by Rainbow Fishing Club. 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.

Sloan, W. N.

Cataloochee Collection;

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1928

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Text

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2015-09-22

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Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America