Record #:

22346

Author(s):

Elliston, Jon

Abstract:

At 6,683 feet Mt. Mitchell in Western North Carolina is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River. Before the building of the Blue Ridge Parkway, visitors had two ways of reaching the summit--the Mt. Mitchell Railroad which opened in 1915 and the Mt. Mitchell Motor Road which opened in 1922.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 8 Issue 3, May/Jun 2014, p38-42, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mt. Mitchell--History