Cataloochee tract 223: Linton Palmer

Cataloochee tract 223: Linton Palmer

Reports

Acquisition of property

Government purchasing of real property

This 47.5-acre tract 223 in Cataloochee was owned by Linton 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 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.

North Carolina Park Commission

Sloan, W. N.

Wilburn, Hiram Coleman, 1880-1967

Cataloochee History Project

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

1928; 1929-08-08;

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

pdf;

land surveys

eng

Text

24334

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/24334

2015-09-22

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