TOP 10. Tourist Attractions & Things to Do in Townsend, Tennessee
TOP 10. Tourist Attractions & Things to Do in Townsend, Tennessee: Tuckaleechee Caverns, Foothills Parkway, Smoky Mountain River Rat, Mtn Trax, Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, Townsend Visitors Center, Next to Heaven Adventure, Cades Cove Cellars, The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum, Dark Island Swinging Bridge
Little river Logging Museum
Little river Logging Museum in Townsend, Tennessee, Very interesting reading along with the pictures, Cool part they are private owned and you Donate a certain amount they will put your name on a brick the walk to the gift shop is covered with bricks and names. Pretty cool
Tracks Ahead - Roadrailer Trailers and Historic Tennessee Railroad
Trains aren’t just about traditional rolling stock anymore.
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Tracks Ahead will look in on an updated version of some freight hauling technology that has been around for quite a while. Visit with the man who is one of the nationally know guru’s of steam, Doyle McCormack, and his famous locomotive, the 4449. Visit the Tennessee Valley railroad, and look at an amazing layout and collection of vintage toy trains.
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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.
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.
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).
Amtrakdavis22: The American Railroad
Here is a music video I made that features some of my video clips as well as some of my favorite country music. The clips you see in the video range from a long period of time (about 3 years) and were taken at many different locations. Most of these clips have been posted in their own individual videos, but some (especially the new ones) have not been posted yet. I hope you enjoy!
Music:
Made in America
Made in America- Single
Toby Keith
Fly Over States
My Kinda Party
Jason Aldean
I Go Back
When the Sun Goes Down
Kenny Chesney
Simple Things
Rebels on the Run
Montgomery Gentry
You can't get much more American than watching railroads at work and listening to country music.
Logging Railroads of the Sierras - Pickering Lumber Corporation & West Side Lumber Co.
While Steam had all but vanished from American mainline railroads in the 1950's, geared locomotives were still active in the woods in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties, California. However, like the steam locomotives on the high iron, the end was near for the logging railroads. After more than half a century of men shouting voices, of sawblades singing, of tall trees crashing, of steam whistles calling, the Sierras were quiet again.
I DO NOT OWN THE MATERIAL PRESENTED IN THIS VIDEO. THIS VIDEO WAS UPLOADED WITH THE INTENTION OF FAIR USE, AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
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Smoky Mountains History part 2 from Visitorsinformation
A Visitors' Information Channel showcasing activities and attractions of the Cherokee Reservation and the Smoky Mountains.
Theses videos are the same tourist videos that are being seen by tens of thousands of hotel guests daily from the Visitors' Information Channels TV shows. VIC provides visitors with interesting facts about each area in an entertaining fashion and offer a glimpse into some of the best tourist destinations in the Mountain South.
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Youtube / pick your playlist from 5 travel Channels
Channel 97 Smoky Mountains, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Sevierville,TN
Channel 13 Cherokee NC the Smoky Mountains,The BlueRidge Parkway
Channel 22 the High Country, Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, Grandfather Mountain and Linville in NC.
VIC's Channel 17 and 99 Alpine Helen and Northeast Georgia's nine counties
Channel 16 Maggie Valley, Waynesville and Haywood County
The Show Videos feature the area's lodging, dining, shopping, activities, and attractions including Helen's Oktoberfest, The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Cherokee Harrah's Casino, Blue Ridge Parkway, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Grandfather Mountain and over 360 videos
Brandywine River Museum Of Art Displaying Model Train Setup
Pat Gallen reports.
Save Our Towns: Season 6, Episode 4 -- Erwin, Tennessee, the town that hanged an elephant
saveourtowns.outreach.vt.edu Erwin, Tennessee, turned the narrative around when it came to elephants, raising money for a sanctuary. The episode also offers an update on Glade Spring, Virginia, as well as some thoughts on rural prosperity from people who specialize in the subject.
History of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A Visitors' Information Channel is showcasing the activities and attractions of the Cherokee Reservation and the Hstory of the Great Smoky National Park
Youtube / pick your playlist from 5 travel Channels
these videos are the same tourist videos that are being seen by tens of thousands of hotel guests daily from the Visitors' Information Channels TV shows. VIC provides visitors with interesting facts about each area in an entertaining fashion and offer a glimpse into some of the best tourist destinations in the Mountain South.
See videos from Visitors Information Channel
Youtube / pick your playlist from 5 travel Channels
Channel 97 Smoky Mountains, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Sevierville,TN
Channel 13 Cherokee NC the Smoky Mountains,The BlueRidge Parkway
Channel 22 the High Country, Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, Grandfather Mountain and Linville in NC.
VIC's Channel 17 and 99 Alpine Helen and Northeast Georgia's nine counties
Channel 16 Maggie Valley, Waynesville and Haywood County
The Show Videos feature the area's lodging, dining, shopping, activities, and attractions including Helen's Oktoberfest, The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Cherokee Harrah's Casino, Blue Ridge Parkway, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Grandfather Mountain and over 360 videos
America's Railroad
How did the construction of the transcontinental railroad change America our western expansion period?
Townsend swinging bridge closed and possibly doomed
Some of the iconic scenes in Blount County are the swinging wooden bridges that cross the Little River in Townsend. One of the main bridges is now a roadblock.
Townsend TN The Peaceful Side... 7-9-08-4
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People's History of Cumberland Exhibit
Experience history through the stories of those who lived it at the Cumberland Museum, located in Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada. For more information, visit cumberlandmuseum.ca .
Our Appalachia - Early Railroading in Eastern Kentucky - Episode 09
Phil Conn interviews Roy Cassity, former president of the Morehead & North Fork Railroad, on early railroads in eastern Kentucky. Produced by the Division of Media Services at Morehead State University in 1982.
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Cedar Creek Grist Mill preservation
Learn how Friends of the Cedar Creek Grist Mill volunteers work to preserve Clark County's 140-year-old mill and share its history as a living museum and venue to interpret centuries old technology.
History | Beth Curley | NPT Reports
Pres./CEO Beth Curley makes a point about NPT's local history documentary series Tennessee Civil War 150 Location: Nashville's historic site Traveller's Rest. June 2012.
Oral History of East Tennessee: Oscar Chick Ferrell
Ken Riddle tells the humorous story of how Oscar Ferrell got his nickname Chick while working on the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina (nicknamed the Tweetsie) Railroad. Shot on location at the Doe River Gorge Christian Camp in Hampton, Tennessee.