People standing at Blowing Spring sign

People standing at Blowing Spring sign

Rivers

Signs and signboards

Women

Two people stand next to a sign by the Nantahala River reading “Blowing Spring Pure Water.” Blowing Spring is located between Wesser and Nantahala on US 74. 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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Blowing Spring (N.C.)

Nantahala River (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia