Collins Mountain

Collins Mountain

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Mountains

Scenic overlooks

This negative is labeled “Nantahala Mt’s From Sherrill Gap. Bryson City, NC. © Bennett C-82.” The only mountains in this image that are in the Nantahalas are the distant peaks above the “la,” Swim Bald and Cheoah Bald. The peak in the intermediate background is Collins Mountain, in the Grassy Branch section of Swain County. The more distant double peak to the right of it is a pair of unnamed knobs on either side of Sweetwater Gap, southwest of Stecoah at the head of Sweetwater Creek in Graham County. 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)

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StillImage

73153

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Cheoah Bald (N.C.)

Mount Collins (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

Swim Bald (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia