Record #:

8162

Author(s):

Menius, Opal

Abstract:

During the First World War, Crestmont became a booming lumber town. Located in the present day Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Crestmont was home to Suncrest Lumber Company employees. The town specialized in milling spruce that was used in war industries. Electricity was cheap and work plentiful. Following the war, however, Suncrest Lumber Company pulled out, taking with them the houses and buildings they had built. A single house remained so that the lumber company could maintain property rights. The author reconnects with her childhood as she locates the old town. Today, all that remains of Crestmont is a single rock chimney.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 5, Oct 1984, p2, por

Subject(s):

Crestmont