View across Bryson City from Franklin Street

View across Bryson City from Franklin Street

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This view from west of the Bennett home on Franklin Street looking north was taken by “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974). The Community Building seen through the grass was opened in 1938. The grassy field in the distance is Black Hill Road. Bennett was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson City, on the Swain County Board of Education, as well as several terms as NC State Senator and NC State Representative. He participated in numerous other initiatives and organizations. Known as the “Apostle of the Smokies,” Bennett was an instrumental figure in the movement to create the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He was also an avid photographer, skillfully documenting a wide variety of people, places, and events in Swain County and the surrounding area.

Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974

Kelly Bennett Collection

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

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Swain County (N.C.)

Bryson City (N.C.)

North Carolina, Western

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia