Harrogate and Cumberland Gap / Natalie Sweet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sweet, Natalie., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depressions--1929--Tennessee--Claiborne County--Pictorial works.

Depressions.

Mountain people--Tennessee--Claiborne County--Pictorial works.

Mountain people.

Claiborne County (Tenn.)--History--Pictorial works.

Claiborne County (Tenn.).

Cumberland Gap (Tenn.)--History--Pictorial works.

Cumberland Gap (Tenn.).

Harrogate (Tenn.)--History--Pictorial works.

Harrogate (Tenn.).

Lincoln Memorial University--History--Pictorial works.

Lincoln Memorial University.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]

Summary:

Nestled in the mountains where Tennessee meets Kentucky and Virginia, the towns of Harrogate and Cumberland Gap showcase the nation's history and the beauty of nature. Here, a British investor dreamed of creating a resort town that rivaled the spas of Europe. The Panic of 1893 crushed those plans, but it also allowed a former Civil War general to keep his promise to Abraham Lincoln that he would do something to assist the area's mountain people. As a university that became a memorial to the 16th president grew in Harrogate, locomotives steamed through Cumberland Gap. The 1930s and 1940s marked hard times, but the pluck of the populace held firm. Indeed, the philanthropic effort put into the region, as well as a southern movie premier and even a presidential visit, demonstrated the area's potential. As time marched on, both Harrogate and Cumberland Gap welcomed tourists who explored the nearby Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and visited the university's Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126) and index.

OCLC:

900733096