Alarka, North Carolina

Alarka, North Carolina

Landscapes

Mountains

Written on the negative is “Baptist Church and Pidgeon Mountain Alarka, N.C.” and is dated 1938 with the identification number C-15. The knob in the center background is on Gibson Ridge, which is the lead coming in from the west side of Deep Gap, at the head of Bowers Creek. 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

1938

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negatives (photographs)

eng

StillImage

73158

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/73158

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia