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Online Exhibit: Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains, showing the Chimneys (Mountains).

Theodore Roosevelt endorsed a Secretary of Agriculture report proposing an Appalachian Forest Reserve in 1901. Soon after, Kephart adopted this report as his guide to the Great Smoky Mountains Region he planned to observe.

Medlin, North Carolina

Far different from his first western North Carolina camp near Dillsboro, Kephart moved to an abandoned copper mine near the remote community of Medlin, North Carolina, in the fall of 1904.

Our Southern Highlanders

Originally published in book form in 1913, this book remains Kephart's most popular literary work. Here he described the people, culture, and terrain of the Great Smoky Mountains.

National Park Campaign

After moving to Bryson City, the Swain County seat, Kephart entered into minor politics and lobbying activity. Early in the movement to develop a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains, Kephart became heavily involved and instrumental in the park's creation.

Tributes

Towards the end of his life, Kephart received honor and recognition for his contributions in forming the National Park including the naming of Mount Kephart.

Original spelling and syntax retained in all quotations within this exhibit.

Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma is presented by Hunter Library Special and Digital Collections and the . This project was supported in whole or in part by and the under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Disclaimer: These items are presented as part of the historical record and not meant to be advisory in “how-to” methods of camping, or other activities. This site includes historical materials that may contain negative stereotypes or language reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place including terminology that may not be deemed appropriate today.