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Saturday, December 20, 2014
Cataloochee Return
This year I have easily set a new personal record for most visits to Cataloochee in a single year. Last weekend I traveled to Asheville to visit some friends. On Saturday afternoon we made the drive over to Cataloochee. They had never been and I wanted to show them the elk and the historic buildings, not to mention the overall scenery. Here are a few shots from The Return.
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Great pictures. Curious about the history of the old church.
ReplyDeleteMark, the church is called Palmer Chapel (named after one of the prominent families who lived in the value) and was a Methodist church. It was built in 1898 as the only church in the settlement of Cataloochee. The church was also the location of the meeting where the valley residents found out about the National Park and that they would be forced to sell as the valley was within the limits of the new Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The church is one of the few structures that the Park Service has preserved from the pre-Park days and is a nice stop on a tour of Cataloochee.
DeleteLooks like a beautiful area David. I hope you get a chance to show some more. Merry Christmas buddy.
ReplyDeleteHoward, it is one of my favorite parts of the Smokies. Thanks for stopping by!
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