Correspondence regarding the naming of Mount Kephart

Correspondence regarding the naming of Mount Kephart

Mount Kephart was named for author and woodsman, Horace Kephart in 1928, in a rare act of honoring a living person. Originally, a mountain known as Mount Collins was the site of Kephart’s namesake, but in the early 1930s, the name Mount Collins was restored and a different peak was given the name Mount Kephart. This new peak, the current Mount Kephart, is north of Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome 1859-2024). Horace Kephart (1862-1931) first published “Camping and Woodcraft” in 1906 and “Our Southern Highlanders” in 1913. Throughout his life, he wrote many articles supporting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Smith, George Otis, 1871-1944

Stearns, I. K.

Horace Kephart Collection

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

1924-08-29; 1924-08-09; 1924-08-16;

Chapman, David C. (David Carpenter), 1876-1944

Smith, George Otis, 1871-1944

Stearns, I. K.

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2016-03-02

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