Author : Earl Victor Shaffer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,8 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Appalachian Trail
ISBN : 9780917953842
The author's account of his four-month hike in 1948 of the entire length of the Appalachian Trail.
Author : Danny Bernstein
Publisher : Milestone Press (NC)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,62 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
ISBN : 9781889596273
Western North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains are some of the oldest on earth, boasting old-growth forests, pristine streams, and ancient heath balds with stunning views. This guide includes 72 great day hikes ranging from 1 to 13 miles, with destinations like the stone tower of Hanging Rock State Park, Max Patch on the Appalachian Trail, the "Opera Box" at Chimney Rock State Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway's Craggy Gardens, the waterfalls of Linville Gorge, and Gregory Bald in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each entry includes complete driving and hiking directions, maps, trailhead GPS coordinates, elevation gain, trail highlights, and related historical anecdotes, plus books and movies set in each locale.
Author : Shepherd Monroe Dugger
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 12,88 MB
Release : 1932
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
ISBN :
Author : Shepherd Monroe Dugger
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,50 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Blue Ridge Mountains
ISBN :
Author : Michael C. Hardy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1439664080
In the Southern Appalachian Mountains, no character was more loved or despised than George W. Kirk. This inured Union officer led a group of deserters on numerous raids between Tennessee and North Carolina in 1863, terrorizing Confederate soldiers and civilians alike. At Camp Vance in Morganton, Kirk's mounted raiders showcased guerrilla warfare penetrating deep within Confederate territory. As Home Guards struggled to keep Western North Carolina communities safe, Kirk's men brought fear and violence throughout the region for their ability to strike and create havoc without warning. Civil War historian Michael C. Hardy examines the infamous history of George W. Kirk and the Civil War along the Blue Ridge.
Author : Danny Bernstein
Publisher : Milestone Press (NC)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,94 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781889596198
The mountains of western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina are a hikers paradise--rich with human history and home to some of the greatest biological diversity in the world. This guide includes 57 day hikes ranging in length from 2 to 13 miles, with destinations including the waterfalls of DuPont State forest; the Blue Ridge Parkway's beautiful Craggy Gardens; the ruins of George Vanderbilt's palatial Buck Spring hunting lodge on Mt. Pisgah; the summit of Cold Mountain, and more. Each entry covers everything you need to know to enjoy your hike: maps and detailed directions, mileage, elevation gain, trail highlights, fees and hiking regulations, films and novels set in each location, and more.
Author : Mary E. Lyons
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,10 MB
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1625849524
The true story of the construction of the historic Crozet railroad tunnel—as seen through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it. In one of the greatest engineering feats of the time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. More than a century and a half later, the tunnel stands as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolved to find something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. In this intriguing history, Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet’s famed tunnel—and their American dream. Includes photos and illustrations
Author : Ted Olson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 26,34 MB
Release : 1998-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1578060230
The settlers who did not migrate to new lands became geographically isolated and politically and economically marginalized. Yet they created fulfilling lives for themselves by forging effective and oftentimes sophisticated folklife traditions, many of which endure in the region today.
Author : E. J. Wilhelm
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,29 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Blue Ridge Parkway
ISBN :
Author : Victoria Logue
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 22,77 MB
Release : 2010-08-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0897329082
Flowing among the beautiful mountains and valleys of Virginia and North Carolina, the 469-mile-long Blue Ridge Parkway is a true American jewel. Built to expose motorists to nature as well as to preserve its beauty, the Parkway still delivers unrivaled beauty today. Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway is filled with information useful to those traveling the Parkway and is detailed with color photographs throughout. It highlights the many significant points of interest located on and nearby the Parkway, including Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi, Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, and Mabry Mill, one of the most photographed sites on the Parkway. Also noted are locations of overlooks, waterfalls, and tunnels as well as key entry and exit points along the Parkway. The guide features a brief history of the Parkway itself, a look at the surrounding geology and human history of the area, and an extensive wildflower bloom calendar. The book is organized mile-post to mile-post, appropriate for travelers who are driving the entire Blue Ridge Parkway or only a small section.
