Record #:

13349

Author(s):

Lanman, Charles

Abstract:

Written in 1848 as a chapter of the book, Letters from the Alleghanies, Lanman offers a description of Hickory Nut Gorge. Part of a series published by The State, Lanman discusses the removal of the Cherokee Native Americans. A traveler's account of rural encounters, his descriptions offer a glimpse of what it was like in North Carolina during the middle of the 19th century.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 20, Feb 1955, p17, 26

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1775-1865