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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD8M_occupation-of-the-summit-of-lookout_Lookout-Mountain-TN.html
No Union troops reached the top of the Mountain during the Battle of Lookout. The Confederates began to withdraw from from the summit at 7 P.M. of the 24th, and completed the retirement about 9 o'clock, and at 10 P.M. had crossed Chattanooga Creek…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7R_the-chimney-tops_Gatlinburg-TN.html
These twin summits of quartzite and hard slate are familiar landmarks. The peak on the right has a hole like a flue. Mountain people thought these formations looked like chimneys rising above the trees. Mountain laurel, rhododendron, blueberry, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7Q_chimney-tops-trail_Gatlinburg-TN.html
This popular trail climbs to the unique summit formations the Cherokees called "Duniskwalguni," meaning forked antlers.
Mountain people thought the twin pinnacles of quartzite and slate resembled the tops of chimneys breaking through the trees.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7P_lifeblood-of-the-mountains_Gatlinburg-TN.html
More precipitation falls in the Great Smoky Mountains than anywhere else in the eastern United States. The yearly average is about 890 billion gallons - over 60 inches. Forty-four percent of it is absorbed by the atmosphere and the luxuriant blank…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7O_the-great-smokies_Bryson-City-TN.html
(Side One):The Great Smokies: scenic, diverse, culturally rich.The scenic view here are well known; lesser known is the abundance of life. The Smokies' rugged topography creates a diversity of species found in few other places in North America. An…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7M_the-appalachian-trail_Bryson-City-TN.html
You are standing alongside the Appalachian Trail, one of the longest continuous footpaths in the world. The trail winds more than 2,150 miles through 14 states. Few stretches are more remote or difficult than the section through the Great Smokies.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7J_great-smoky-mountains-national-park_Bryson-City-TN.html
United Nations Educational Scientificand Cultural OrganizationMABProgram on Man and the BiosphereBy Decision of the Bureau of the internationalcoordinating council of the program on manand the biosphere, duly authorizedto that effect by the counci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7H_land-of-blue-smoke_Bryson-City-TN.html
Shaconage, the Cherokee name for this area, means "land of blue smoke." A smoke-like natural bluish haze, and mist-like clouds that rise following a rainstorm, provide the inspiration for the name Smoky Mountains. During the growing season, the Sm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7G_a-mountain-sanctuary_Bryson-City-TN.html
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a sanctuary. This is one of the few places in the eastern United States where animal populations can live, propagate, and die with relatively little influence from humans. Plants flourish in untold numbers an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7D_people-of-the-mountains_Bryson-City-TN.html
The rugged terrain of the Smoky Mountains determined patterns of human settlement. Residents of the Smokies - be they native Cherokees or European emigrants and their descendants - gravitated to valleys or coves. Settlement was confined to areas f…