Record #:

35860

Author(s):

Johnson, Randy

Abstract:

For many towns in the Highlands, the past was within reach. Inns making times distant tangible included Green Park, modeled after the classic mountain hostel; Snowbird Mountain, with a proximity to Joyce Kilmer Forest; and High Hampton, whose land was once part of Civil War general Wade Hampton’s estate. Other lodgings offering an experience not to be found in history books, they included Eseeola Lodge, on the National Register of Historic Places; the Weld House, with boarding house origins; and Appalachian Inn, offering home-grown meals and a bell summoning guests to dinner.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 4, May 1980, p58-60

Subject(s):

Highlands--Description and travel; Civil War; Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest (N.C.); Eseeola Lodge (Linville); Hotels, motels, etc.; Mountains