Record #:

24676

Author(s):

Lanman, Charles

Abstract:

In an excerpt from ‘Letter from the Alleghany Mountains,’ 1848 traveler Charles Lanman (1819-1895) describes his arrival in Hickory Nut Gap, a gorge in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and his experience with Cherokees in Qualla Town.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 21, February 1955, p15-16, il

Subject(s):

Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895; Allegheny Mountains; Hickory Nut Gorge; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina; Blue Ridge Mountains--Description and travel