Ferguson Field and site of Kituwah

Ferguson Field and site of Kituwah

Agriculture

Cherokee Indians

Dairy farms

Farms

Historic sites

Landscapes

Mountains

Tuckasegee River (N.C.)

This view shows Tom Ferguson’s Dairy also known as Ferguson Field from across the Tuckasegee River. The area is the site of Kituwah, the Cherokees’ first settlement, the Mother Town of the Cherokee, and is designated a National Historic Site. B-293 is written on the negative. A man pulls a plow with a Fordson tractor on the bottomland of Tom Ferguson’s Dairy also known as Ferguson Field. The man on the tractor is likely Tom Ferguson. The area is the site of Kituwah, the Cherokees’ first settlement, the Mother Town of the Cherokee, and is designated a National Historic Site. Two men use a plow pulled by a Fordson tractor on the bottomland of Tom Ferguson’s Dairy, also known as Ferguson Field. The man on the tractor is likely Tom Ferguson. The area is the site of Kituwah, the Cherokees’ first settlement, the Mother Town of the Cherokee, and is designated a National Historic Site. The photographer, “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) 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

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StillImage

63550

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Swain County (N.C.)

North Carolina, Western

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia