Proctor, N.C.

Dublin Core

Title

Proctor, N.C.

Subject

Appalachian Mountains

Description

Proctor, N.C., located along Hazel Creek in Swain County, N.C., was a center of logging activity for the W.M. Ritter Lumber Company from 1909 to 1926. The community had a population of about 500 in the mid-1910s. As rail connections were vital in order to ship large amounts of timber products, the W.M. Ritter Company also operated the nine mile long Smoky Mountain Railway from the settlement of Ritter, N.C., through Proctor some four miles away, and on to the Bone Valley area.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Regional Photographs Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1910/1913

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
postcards

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

62255
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/62255

Date Created

2007-03-02

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Swain County (N.C.)

Extent

3.5"" x 5.5""(dimension)

Is Part Of

Travel Western North Carolina

Citation

Unknown, “Proctor, N.C.,” OAI, accessed June 8, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/62255.