Thomas Ridge and Deep Creek Valley

Thomas Ridge and Deep Creek Valley

Landscapes

Mountains

Scenic overlooks

Taken from the road leading up to Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome 1859-2024) from the Newfound Gap parking area, this mountain scene has written on the negative “Thomas Ridge and Deep Creek Valley, N.C. From the Skyway Great Smoky Mnt’s. Nat’l Park. © Bennet D-17.” 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

73142

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Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia