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Elkmont is a region situated in the upper Little River Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Throughout its history, the valley has been home to a pioneer Appalachian community, a logging town, and a resort community. Today, Elkmont is home to a large campground, ranger station, and historic district maintained by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Known as the Appalachian Club this little town was used as vacation homes for people coming from Knoxville, TN. Building began around 1920 and people continued to use the cabins up until 1992 when the Park Service refused to renew leases.
Now owned by the National Park Service most of the homes are being historically preserved for visitors.
A Snake at Elkmont Ghost Town! - Elkmont Historic District - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
We have just enough time left in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to check out the Elkmont Historic District. This area is an abandoned town of what once used to be a very upscale vacation home area and lodge. We explore the abandoned homes, find the oldest log cabin, and discover we have company - A SNAKE! The kids end up getting their junior ranger badges after we attend a ranger program at the Sugarland Visitor center that just happened to be also about snakes.
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Abandoned Mountain Town, Elkmont, TN - Ghost Town Day Hike
Elkmont was once a thriving vacation destination for affluent folks from the cities of Tennessee. Some time ago, the land was bought up as a result of the Smoky Mountain National Park being formed. In short, due to various red tape, the buildings have not yet been torn down as was the plan by the park service, leaving a ghost town of sorts for folks to enjoy. In this video our group hiked around the area for a bit to explore some of what's left of this pseudo ghost town.
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The small deserted community of Elkmont Tennessee is hidden away in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Its remnants remain in a decrepit state of decay. Nothing left but a ghost town
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Elkmont is a Ghost Town located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, just between Gatlinburg and Townsend, Tennessee. This is a tour of Elkmont and it's abandoned Daisy Town. The Parks Commission is restoring the old town, but it will take years to finish. You can visit this area and see all these buildings yourself, for free.
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Elkmont is a region situated in the upper Little River Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Throughout its history, the valley has been home to a pioneer Appalachian community, a logging town, and a resort community. Today, Elkmont is home to a large campground, ranger station, and historic district maintained by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.[2]
The Little River Lumber Company established the town of Elkmont in 1908 as a base for its logging operations in the upper Little River and Jakes Creek areas. By 1910, the company began selling plots of land to hunting and fishing enthusiasts from Knoxville, who established the Appalachian Club just south of the logging town. In 1912, a resort hotel, the Wonderland Park Hotel, was constructed on a hill overlooking Elkmont. A group of Knoxville businessmen purchased the Wonderland in 1919 and established the Wonderland Club. Over the next two decades, the Appalachian Club and Wonderland Club evolved into elite vacation areas where East Tennessee's wealthy could gather and socialize.[2]
Upon the creation of the national park in the 1930s, most of Elkmont's cottage owners were given lifetime leases. These were converted to 20-year leases in 1952, and renewed in 1972. The National Park Service refused to renew the leases in 1992, and under the park's general management plan, the hotel and cottages were to be removed. In 1994, however, the Wonderland Hotel and several dozen of the Elkmont cottages were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Elkmont Historic District, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, sparking a 15-year debate over the fate of the historic structures. In 2009, the National Park Service announced plans to restore the Appalachian Clubhouse and 18 cottages and outbuildings in the Appalachian Club area (which were older and more historically significant) and remove all other structures, including the Wonderland Annex (the main hotel had collapsed in 2005).[3]
Elkmont Ghost Town - Appalachian Club
The Appalachian Club used to be a popular vacation destination. Today the Appalachian Club is a ghost town. The cabins are all in a state of disrepair and are not livable. Enjoy, share and be sure to watch my other videos from the Smoky Mountains too! #AppalachianClub #SmokyMountains
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A Man Was Hiking in the Smoky Mountains When He Stumbled Across a Seriously Creepy Discovery
Jordan Liles has a passion for photography. His hero is a legendary filmmaker and actor, Sir Charlie Chaplin. Liles is a director himself, but he is most well known for his photographs of abandoned places. When it comes to abandoned locations in the United States, there are plenty of them. As America has evolved, many places didn't. Some places are left abandoned because they had prosperous beginnings only to fail. This has left these place abandoned and damaged.
Some places are left behind for more sinister reasons. One example is the Lake Shawnee Amusement Park located in West Virginia. It was built in the 1920s on the site of an ancient indigenous burial ground. Shortly after the amusement park opened, six people died. It is believed that it had something to do with spirits on the fairgrounds. After these deaths, the amusement park was left abandoned and in disrepair. Today, the only visitors of the site are people looking to get scared on Halloween.
Jordan stumbled upon one of his creepiest finds in 2013. The site is in Elkmont, Tennessee, which is hidden deep within the woodlands of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Jordan is a Memphis native, and he has been to the Smokies plenty of times. He lived in the area for 26 years and still visits the park often when he has time. It was during one of his hiking expeditions that he found something incredible. A man was hiking in the Smoky Mountains when he stumbled across a seriously creepy discovery.
During Jordan's trip, he went up an unnamed gravel road. At the end of the road, he found an abandoned neighborhood and a hotel. Some of the buildings were built over 100 years ago. One of the first structures that he came across was an abandoned cabin. It may have once been cozy, but today, it is an empty shell. When Jordan got closer to the cabin, he noticed that the windows were broken and the floorboards were pulled up. The cabin didn't look safe, so he didn't want to go inside. In his video, he is heard saying, I don't really think I want to go in there. It looks like the kitchen is on a slant which means that the property is not in good condition. From the outside, he could see decaying shelves and toppled containers all over the floor.
After leaving the cabin, Jordan continued to explore. He went through some nearby trees and down a set of stone steps. He saw another home. Inside, there was a washer and dryer that had turned upside down on the broken floorboards. It was difficult to tell how long it had been since anyone lived there. He was sure that the abandoned town had much more to see; he just needed to keep exploring.
As Jordan continued exploring, he found another house. This one had steps. It was missing many of its walls, and there was a screen installed to replace the missing planks. The screens were torn and tattered. The screen made it possible for him to get a good look inside. There was old furniture in the house along with broken fixtures. The walls were stripped down to the bare wood and loose planks. Any doors that were once in the home are not gone.
As Jordan walked down the gravel road, he came upon three more houses. It looked as though vandals had broken into one of the houses. There was a lock that had been smashed, leaving the doors wide open. This house wasn't in such disrepair that entering wouldn't be too dangerous. This home was in much better shape than the rest, and there will still blinds hanging from some of the windows. There was also a shower curtain hanging in the rust filled tub. The toilet had a matching seat cover. The bathroom was filthy, but it was in much better shape than the other houses in the ghost town.
Jordan came upon a large structure that he thought could have been a hotel. There was an enormous stone fireplace behind plenty of large windows. He assumed that it was a social area or the reception area. The stairs had collapsed so he couldn't go upstairs and check out the rooms.
Finally, when Jordan came upon a sign, he figured out what the town once was. It was once the Wonderland Club, which was a very prosperous vacation community. When it was built, the owner chose this site because it was close to a busy logging town. It was open to the public in 1912 and operated for seven years before private owners purchased the land and the structures. The idea was for a group of men from Knoxville, TN to create their own private venture. Unfortunately, the plans were rejected. Instead, they created an exclusive social club called The Wonderland Club. In 1925, the logging industry in the area died, and people couldn't afford to visit the Wonderland Club. Soon, the buildings fell into disrepair.
Jordan is shocked that he stumbled on an entire vacation property accidentally. Fortunately, he had his camera with him and was able to get some amazing shots. This is just one of America's many abandoned properties. If you look hard enough, you never know what you are going to find.
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A walk around the Historical Elkmont Appalachian Club.
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this is from the time that I went to the Elk Mound Campground in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park Tennessee. In this video I Explorer fuel the open cabins that are available to the public to walk through a few of the cabins to have posted signs and locks on the doors to keep people out. At this current time the cabins are not advertised to the public because they're being renovated and renewed. There is a second video that I made with this one that you can find in my playlist. please enjoy this video and keep the comments clean thank you very much good bye.
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