Whittier, North Carolina

Whittier, North Carolina

Agricultural land

Dwellings

Houses separated by flat land likely on the southeast end of Whittier near the mouth of Conleys Creek which is on the other side of the Tuckasegee River that lies just beyond the plowed field. Atop the hill on the right is the Clarke Whittier Cemetery. The house in the foreground is still standing about 100 years later and sits just south of Oxford’s Hardware. B 435 is written on the negative. 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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negatives (photographs)

eng

StillImage

72238

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/72238

Swain County (N.C.)

Whittier (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia