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ISBN:
Category : Black Mountain (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Mount Mitchell Region of Western North Carolina
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Black Mountain (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A History of Mt. Mitchell and the Black Mountains
Author: S. Kent SchwarzkopfPublisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The Black Mountain range of the Appalachians is the highest mountain range in the eastern United States and has a diverse ecology with plants and animals usually found much further north. Heavily deforested in the late nineteenth century, the range was the site of the nation's first natural resources preservation movement in the early 20th century. Subjects discussed include intitial habitations by scientist Elisha Mitchell's exploration of the range, developing tourism in the 1850s, the Clingman-Mitchell highest peak controversy, and geographic explorations of Arnold Guyot, exploitation and preservation at the turn of the 20th century, and the return of tourism.
Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains
Author: Timothy SilverPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807863149
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Each year, thousands of tourists visit Mount Mitchell, the most prominent feature of North Carolina's Black Mountain range and the highest peak in the eastern United States. From Native Americans and early explorers to land speculators and conservationists, people have long been drawn to this rugged region. Timothy Silver explores the long and complicated history of the Black Mountains, drawing on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker and fly fisherman. He chronicles the geological and environmental forces that created this intriguing landscape, then traces its history of environmental change and human intervention from the days of Indian-European contact to today. Among the many tales Silver recounts is that of Elisha Mitchell, the renowned geologist and University of North Carolina professor for whom Mount Mitchell is named, who fell to his death there in 1857. But nature's stories--of forest fires, chestnut blight, competition among plants and animals, insect invasions, and, most recently, airborne toxins and acid rain--are also part of Silver's narrative, making it the first history of the Appalachians in which the natural world gets equal time with human history. It is only by understanding the dynamic between these two forces, Silver says, that we can begin to protect the Black Mountains for future generations.
Mount Mitchell/Black Mountains/Craggy Mountains, Feasibility and Suitability Study
Author: 978-1-4671-3369-2
Author: Jonathan Howard Bennett and David BiddixPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467133698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The highest peak in the eastern United States, Mount Mitchell towers 6,684 feet over its home in Yancey County, North Carolina. It has borne silent witness to great scientific and personal achievements, tragic loss of life, heated debates, and a host of controversies both great and small. Once considered forbidding and remote, it claimed the life of its namesake, Elisha Mitchell, when he fell to his death in an attempt to firmly establish the mountain's height. In the early 1900s, entrepreneurs constructed a railroad, opening its old-growth forests to massive deforestation. This devastation stirred some of the earliest notions of environmentalism that led to Mount Mitchell's establishment as North Carolina's first state park. Today, it is a playground for tourists from around the world, offering some of the best hiking and views in the nation. Mount Mitchell showcases the rich history of the mountain along with the events and colorful characters that have shaped its story.
Mountain Heartland
Author: Jerry Lee CrossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mitchell, Mount (N.C. : Mountain)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
"The area outlined in the study of a proposed Mount Mitchell National Park touches upon or includes parts of five western North Carolina counties: Buncombe, McDowell, Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey. Towns and communities in the area include: Oteen, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Montreat, Ridgecrest, Old Fort, Busic, Celo, Pensacola, Murchison, Pleasant Garden, Micaville, Burnsville, Swiss, Bald Creek, and Dillingham. Research for the project must center in the five counties and the towns and communities, and must attempt to blen the differences and similarities into an interpretive essay. This hisotircal overview is not intended to be a detailed study but merely an introduction to the history of the area involved. Concentration is placed upon the territory within the proposed park with the full realization that the history of areas east and south of the Blue Ridge, even though within the same counties, took a dramatically different pattern of development, especially in the nineteenth century. In depth research is left to the agencies directly responsible for the planning and development of the proposed park." -- [page 1].
Mount Mitchell
Author: Jeff LovelacePublisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9780932807847
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Short line mountain railroads are often miracles of construction. Built primarily for shipping logs, the Mount Mitchell Railroad was no exception. Within a span of 21 miles, the road climbed 3,500 feet, but utilized only three trestles and nine switchbacks, while maintaining a grade of five and a half percent. In this richly illustrated work the author brings to life a time when Mount Mitchell was dressed in virgin timber. Access to the mountain, located in Western North Carolina, was slow and difficult; but after completion of the railroad, a timbering industry was born. The railroad also provided tourists with scenic trips along its rugged contours.
Memories of Table Rock to Mount Mitchell
Author: William F. BrownPublisher:
ISBN: 9781389688317
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This book tells the story of five "epic" trips taken between 1973 and 1990. The route from Table Rock to Mount Mitchell is a 50 mile hike through the mountains of Western North Carolina that traverses the Linville Gorge, crosses the Linville River, and finishes on the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain in Eastern America. Two of these trips were taken with the author's nine and six year old sons. If you enjoy outdoor adventure stories, then this book is for you.
Mitchell's Peak and Dr. Mitchell
Author: Locke CraigPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mitchell (Mount, N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Standard Guide to Asheville and Western North Carolina
Author: Fred L. JacobsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asheville (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description