1940 Flood in Cullowhee

1940 Flood in Cullowhee

Bridges

Coarse woody debris

Flood damage

Rivers

Written on the negative is “D.78 Highway Bridge Cullowhee, N.C. © K. E. Bennett 1940.” This 1940 flood photograph shows a bridge in Cullowhee damaged by a large pile of debris in the Tuckasegee River. 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

1940

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negatives (photographs)

eng

StillImage

73185

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Cullowhee (N.C.)

Jackson County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia