Oconaluftee: The History of a Smoky Mountain Valley Giddens Elizabeth
Oconaluftee: The History of a Smoky Mountain Valley Giddens Elizabeth The Oconaluftee Valley, located on the North Carolina side of the Smokies, is home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians…
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Oconaluftee: The History of a Smoky Mountain Valley Giddens Elizabeth
The Oconaluftee Valley, located on the North Carolina side of the Smokies, is home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians and part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Always a desirable place to settle, hunt, gather, farm, and live, the valley and its people have played an integral role in some of the greatest dramas of the colonial era, the Trail of Tears, and the Civil War era. This seemingly isolated valley has an epic tale to tell.
Though the valley saw its share of conflict, its residents often lived like neighbors, sharing resources and acting cooperatively for mutual benefit and survival. The experiences of turn-of-the-twentieth-century industrial logging alongside the national park movement show how land-use trends changed communities and families. They demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of threats to their
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