Mrs. Kephart visits Mount Kephart

Mrs. Kephart visits Mount Kephart

Hiking

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

Kephart, Laura, 1862-1954

Mountains

Stearns, I. K.

This article is about a trip made by Mrs. Laura Kephart to Mount Kephart, named for Horace Kephart (1862-1931), a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author. In 1904, he left his work as a librarian in St. Louis and permanently moved to western North Carolina. His popular book, “Camping and Woodcraft” was first published 1906; the 1916/1917 edition is considered a standard manual for campers after almost a century of use. Living and working in a cabin on Hazel Creek in Swain County, Kephart began to document life in the Great Smoky Mountains, producing “Our Southern Highlanders” in 1913. Throughout his life, Kephart wrote many articles supporting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Horace Kephart Collection

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

1935-11-27

Asheville Citizen-Times

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clippings (information artifacts)

eng

Text

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2016-03-02

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Mount Kephart (Tenn.)

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

Sevier County (Tenn.)

Swain County (N.C.)

11" x 8.5"(dimension)

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