Author: United States. Forest Service. Southern RegionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plants
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Roan Mountain Garden
Author: United States. Forest Service. Southern RegionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plants
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Roan Mountain Garden
Author: Roan Mountain Gardens
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Roan Mountain
Author: Robert SorrellPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467111856
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Roan Mountain depicts this history of this small and diverse appalachian community. Roan Mountain, a 6,286-foot-high peak, straddles the Tennessee and North Carolina state line in the Appalachian Mountains. Home to world-famous rhododendron gardens, the Appalachian Trail, the site of Gen. John T. Wilder's historic Cloudland Hotel, and record-breaking lofty balds, thousands of visitors, including explorer John Muir and Vice Pres. Richard Nixon, have ascended Roan Mountain over the last two centuries. Biologists, botanists, and tourists have enjoyed its unique natural setting. At the mountain's base and on its slopes, rural communities have endearing histories. Decades ago, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad passed through the village at the foot of the Roan. The railroad brought wealthy passengers to the mountain-top Cloudland Hotel. It also allowed local industrialists the opportunity to export the area's natural resources. The people of Roan Mountain are proud of their history and have displayed it annually for more than a half-century during the Rhododendron Festival.
Garden and Forest
Author: Charles Sprague SargentPublisher:
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Roan Mountain
Author: Jennifer A. BauerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625841434
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Roan Mountain's remarkable ecosystem has enchanted people for centuries, beginning with the first native inhabitants. Then came pioneering settlers, celebrated naturalists like John Muir, hardworking miners and loggers eager to make a living from the land and ambitious businessmen such as John T. Wilder, whose Cloudland Hotel helped make Roan a tourist destination in the late 1870s. Today, conservationists, researchers and nature lovers of all kinds flock here to experience flora and fauna unique to this region of the Appalachians. Preserving Roan's ecological heritage has proven both a challenge and a triumph for the mountain's dedicated supporters. In this newly revised and expanded edition, featuring previously unpublished color photography, former Roan Mountain park interpretive specialist Jennifer A. Bauer recounts the fascinating natural and social history of this marvelous highland landscape.
Gardens of North Carolina
Author: Peter LoewerPublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811733748
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Full-color photographs. Information for visitors.
Garden and Forest
Author: Coasting the Mountains
Author: Barnes, JudyPublisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455602704
Category : Asheville Region (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This lighthearted, personal guide to all the attractions of Western North Carolina include local crafts, recipes, waterfalls, parks, camps and best hiking and biking spots. 1 map. 128 illustrations.
Through the Garden Gate
Author: Elizabeth LawrencePublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 080786000X
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Through the Garden Gate is a collection of 144 of the popular weekly articles that Elizabeth Lawrence wrote for The Charlotte Observer from 1957 to 1971. With those columns, a delightful blend of gardening lore, horticultural expertise, and personal adventures, Lawrence inspired thousands of southern gardeners. "[A] fine contribution to the green-thumb genre.--Publishers Weekly