Tuckasegee River downstream

Tuckasegee River downstream

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Tuckasegee River (N.C.)

Tuckasegee River looking downstream. The photograph is taken from the south side of the river near what later becomes the Fontana Lake boat launch area. The gap between the ridges on the north side of the river is the mouth of Lands Creek. The mouth of Laurel Branch is just around the bend. The peak just left of center is an unnamed one located at the head of Peachtree 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

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negatives (photographs)

eng

StillImage

73219

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Swain County (N.C.)

4" x 5.25"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia