Kryson City and ifs en¬
vironment* offer the
tourist many spots of in¬
terest and beauty. The
entire section is rich in
Indian lore.
BUTTON CITY, r-.miy -.1 of
So* in County, in midway l*~
tween thr Client Lakes region
■id Florida, and many tourist travel-
in# between tbc*e two point* over
C, S. Highway Xo. 1!* *top over in the
attractive mountain city. Bryaon it a
■peeially lovely r»ort place. lying in
a bowl-shaped ha .in which i> split by
the clear water* of the Turk*
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River. An exceptionally nice bridge
•|>ana thia river on which people like
to itand to watch the nulling water*
foam and «urge through and over the
rocky river bed. On terraced arena
•urrounding the bu»inr«* aeetion are
the school», churches. hotel, and at¬
tractive home». These home» command
charming mountain view», for imme¬
diately back of the terrace* riae lofty
mountains which "«i almoat to
Tribute to Horace Kephart
Of course no mention of Bryson
City i» complete unless it contain* n
tribute to Horace Kephart, the great
naturalist who devoted many year* to
the work of presenting the glorie* of
tbi* Eastern wilderness to the people
of the United State.- He wat known
a. the dean of American mountain ex¬
plorer* and camper», tirelessly nosing
out the tec ret* hidden in the heart of
the primeval forct region. Thi*
knowledge *o gained he incorporated
into hi* book*; the mo*l notable lieing,
“Our Southern Highlander.,- closely
followed in intere.t by hi-, “Camper*
Manual ...d Camping and Wood-
(Sty in !
1931. Bv req
little city b
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nest hi* body lira
e loved *> well,
tbimri
1 DV Itir 1
HiKhlT bill* lie
Becau-c hi* fine
library was to be sold for itebt after
bis death, his friend* and admirers
corporal
the Horace Kephart Memo-
iciation for the purpose of in-
ing his splendid library and
VACATION TOTHS IN NORTH CAKOIJNA
By IDA BRIGGS HENDERSON
unique collection of camping equip¬
ment and Indian relic» in a mu*cum
placed within the boundaries of the
Smoky Mountain. National Park. No
more appropriate »pot could havr been
found for it* location, ina.much a*
it wai through the untiring effort* of
Kephart that the «etabli.hmcet of thr
park wo* made possible. Hi* writing!
nil reeled national attention to thi*
mountain region of the
кич.
Of eour*c, like other mountain re¬
port town* and cities. Brr»nn offer* the
u.tial attraction* of golfing, tram*,
fishing and good drive* and foot and
bridle path, winding through the
*renie beauty of tbi* favored legion.
Swain Count* can boa.t two major
attraction*— the Great Smoky Moun¬
tains National Park, with about 1
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acre* of it* area lying in this
county, the park border coming to
within two mile, of Bry*on Pity, br¬
ing farther away i* the Cherokee In¬
dian Re*ervation. Tin* land of the
Indian*, sometime* called the Qualla
Boundary of the park, joins the park
land* at the Boundary Tree that bear*
the date of June 9, 1795. At that time
thi* mountain area wa* a part of
Buncombe County which extended
from the ere»t of the Blue Ridge
Mountain* to the Mi»i*aippi River!
Numerous Highways
The main highway that travel»»»
Swain County is P. S. 19. From this
chief artery branch off many leaser
road*. Highway No. 112 lead- to the
Indian Reservation, thence on into
the park. Highway No. 107 leave* No.
19 at the
thi* road
Chief tilling nation;
If resurfaced has be¬
come the moat direct and much lined
route I. tween Bryson City and the
Indian Reservation, continuing on
through tlie |*rk to connect with the
Tcnnew.ee highway at Newfound
Gap. Highway No. SSS leave, llry.on
City to *kirt the park boundary for
forty-five mile* to Deal'* Gap where
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and North Carolina join at
the western end of Swain County.
Thi* it eon*iderrd to be a lecondary
highway and i* very crooked. Never¬
theless. became of the spretacular
view* afforded from it* many curves
we wind and twin through mountain
glory, each turn of the road opening
up a lovely rial*.
At Deal'* Gap. far to the right,
loom the outline* of Gregory Bald and
Parson Bald. These lofty mountain
peak* lie along the bonier line of Ten¬
nessee and North Carolina in a nigged
country of virgin forest and rushing
water». To the left we take a *hort
ib-tour on IT, S. No, 129 to get
а
glimpse of lovely lake Pbeoah and
the nearby Tano-a l>am. Back on No.
2S« we go a short distance to see the
huge Callcrwood Ibm. ibis an im¬
mense body of water impounded for
•torage purpose*. One of the loveliest
spot* on tbi* drive of spectacular
sights and great scenic value, is I be
fameil Horseshoe Bend in the Little
Tennessee River. From Calderwood
Dam we back track over the same
route to reach Bryson City in time for
u dinner of the delectable mountain
(CoahW on pay' trenty-tro)
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