Lost Attractions of the Smoky Mountains

Lost Attractions of the Smoky Mountains
Author: Tim Hollis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467144126

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is among the most visited national parks in the country, and countless attractions around its borders have tried for decades to siphon some of those valuable tourist dollars. From ersatz western towns and concrete dinosaurs to misplaced Florida-type attractions and celebrity theaters, you will find them all preserved in this book. Author Tim Hollis showcases those businesses that no longer exist, from Hill-Billy Village in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg's theme parks on the Tennessee side to the motels of Cherokee and Ghost Town in the Sky on the North Carolina side.

Lost Attractions of Sevier County

Lost Attractions of Sevier County
Author: Tim Hollis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738587622

The Great Smoky Mountains and Sevier County, in particular, have been major tourist destinations since the 1920s. Since then, many attractions, motels, restaurants, and other businesses have come and gone, including Jolly Golf, Magic World, Archie Campbell's Hee Haw Village, the Rebel Railroad, Goldrush Junction, and dozens more. This book collects and preserves the memories of these "lost attractions" that formed the foundation of today's Sevier County tourism economy.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Author: Steve Cotham
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738543499

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has some of the highest, oldest, and most picturesque mountains and ridges in the eastern United States. One of the most biologically diverse regions in North America--with thousands of species of plant and animal life--the park was designated an International Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations in 1976 and a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Dixie before Disney

Dixie before Disney
Author: Tim Hollis
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Southern States
ISBN: 9781617033742

Vintage Tennessee Signs

Vintage Tennessee Signs
Author: Tim Hollis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2022-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467151807

"Many people have never stopped to realize how many of their fond memories involve advertising signs. Although these neon spectaculars, billboards and even signs painted directly onto brick walls were created expressly to persuade customers or tourists to patronize businesses, many church signs remained in place for so long that they became landmarks in their own right. Signs like the Shoney's Big Boy towering over the area and the iconic Bilmar Motor Inn sign are now a part of history. Author Tim Hollis has scoured various archives to compile some of the best remembered, or most obscure, signs to dot the Tennessee landscape, whether for tourist attractions, restaurants, department stores, gas stations or many other roadside fixtures." --

National Park Mysteries & Disappearances

National Park Mysteries & Disappearances
Author: Bill Melder
Publisher: Beyond the Fray Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2021-08-13
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781954528130

Some of the most visited national parks in the country have a dark side. Aside from crowds of hikers, campers, and general tourists, there's a dark side to these three locations in California; the famous Yosemite, Joshua Tree and Mount Shasta. From strange disappearances, grisly murders and bone-chilling paranormal hauntings and ghost sightings; these pristine locales have a lot more to offer than just serene hiking trails or camping. In this second installment of National Park Mysteries & Disappearances, Steve Stockton, along with Bill Melder, presents the reader with a side to these locations you've never heard before. So, put aside your nature guidebooks, forget about the pretty leaves, and the relaxing streams as well as the miniature golf, the funnel cakes and all the other "tourist traps" and prepare for a wild ride on the dark side of these major national parks.

Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Author: Daniel S. Pierce
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
ISBN:

Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park includes information about various sections of the park, history, caves, waterfalls, streams, trails, the Cherokee, museums, synchronous fireflies, railroads, bicycle riding, water-powered mills, cabins, animal life including salamanders, plant life including wildflowers, moonshine, camping, fishing, horseback riding, and other topics illustrated with photographs and poster art.

Our Southern Highlanders

Our Southern Highlanders
Author: Horace Kephart
Publisher: Smokies Life
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1913
Genre: History
ISBN:

This special expanded third edition of Horace Kephart's classic work on the people of Southern Appalachia has been completely re-typeset and includes a new introduction by writer George Ellison. This edition also includes eight articles written by Horace Kephart and published after the previous edition on such topics as moonshiners, rifle-making, mountain culture, and the proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park. All told, readers will find over 100 pages of new material not included in any of the book's previous editions.

Saving Laurel Springs

Saving Laurel Springs
Author: Lin Stepp
Publisher: Kensington Books
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2015-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1617732818

"A charming portrait of the Smokies, their people, and a wonderful way of life." --Deborah Smith, New York Times bestselling author In a heartwarming novel set amid the lush splendor of the Great Smoky Mountains, Lin Stepp reunites two kindred spirits in a charming story of first love and surprising second chances. . . See ya later--and love you forever, Rhea Dean. Those are the words Rhea's childhood sweetheart, Carter Layman, used to say whenever they parted. Not that she places much stock in words anymore. After all, Carter drove off to college in California, promising to make a fortune to help save their families' vacation resort. Instead he stayed there and married someone else. It fell to Rhea to keep Laurel Springs going and she's done just that, working long hours on the camp grounds, buoyed by the beauty of her Smokies home. Now a widower with a young son, Carter has achieved huge success as a games developer. But he always planned to return to the spring-fed lake and the soaring mountains, to the covered bridge where he and Rhea made wishes and traded kisses. He's coming home to turn Laurel Springs into the place they planned to build together. And as he reveals the truth about his past, Rhea must decide whether to trust in the man--and the dreams--she's never forgotten.

Unto These Hills

Unto These Hills
Author: Kermit Hunter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780807868751

Unto These Hills: A Drama of the Cherokee