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29806
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For nearly twenty years, a massive effort has been underway to inventory all of the organisms that live in the Great Smoky Mountains. The All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory is the largest sustained natural history inventory in the United States, and has led to the discovery of thousands of new species.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2017,
p125, il, por
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36454
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Western North Carolina played an important role in the state’s economic and occupational development, through its railroads delivering raw materials such as lumber and mica across the state. Pictorial evidence Western Carolina University preserves includes the accompanying photo of the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Through such endeavors, acknowledgment of railroads’ place in North Carolina history chugging along.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 1, January 2016,
p108
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Western North Carolina archives--Asheville; Archives--North Carolina; Railroads; Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Lumber trade--North Carolina; Bryson City--Description and travel; Swain County--History; Blue Ridge Mountains--Description and travel; Locomotives--History; Mines and mineral resources; Buncombe County--History; Western Carolina University
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29577
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In November 2016, a widespread fire ignited in the Great Smoky Mountains, a region located on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. Residents of Gatlinburg, Tennessee describe their experiences during the fire and it impacted their lives.
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Garden and Gun
(NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 11 Issue 3, June/July 2017,
p116-123, il, por
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15443
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When completed, the new Smoky Mountain Parkway will open up some of the oldest and most interesting territory in the state and country. Derieux relates information about some of the historic Native American towns located in the western mountains and other interesting things to be found there.
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13749
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The Cherokees named a famous valley in the Great Smokies, Catalochee, from the way the ridges rose.
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13884
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The largest land mass in the eastern United States, the Great Smoky Mountains encompass 500,000 acres and rise to an elevation of 6,642 feet. Containing 16 peaks exceeding 6,000 feet, the Great Smoky Mountains are mostly contained within a National Park that borders North Carolina and Tennessee.
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23104
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Tracker and guide, Dwight McCarter finds those who disappear from their families and friends while hiking in the Smoky Mountains. Although he mostly works in Tennessee, many times his tracking trips take him to North Carolina as well. His knowledge of the region and his storytelling skills are impressive, making this article a captivating read.
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Garden and Gun
(NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 8 Issue 6, December/January 2014,
p120-125, il, por
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35700
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Mingus Creek Mill offered a step back in time through visitors observing a miller operate its water powered mill, constructed during the early post-Colonial period. A souvenir for the visit included a bag containing two pounds of produce of the millers’ operation.
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