Headstone for A. M. Bennett and Mary Charlotte Hyatt Bennett

Headstone for A. M. Bennett and Mary Charlotte Hyatt Bennett

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The Bennett family headstone located in the Bryson City Cemetery adorned with flowers. The grave marker is for the parents of the photographer, Dr. A. M. Bennett and Mary Charlotte Hyatt Bennett. 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

73140

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/73140

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia