Appalachian Culture

By savannahcinnamon

  • Doctors write a prescription for Asheville.

    Dr. H. P. Gatchell spoke highly of healing benefits Asheville's climate with his pamphlet, “Western North Carolina—Its Agricultural Resources, Mineral Wealth, Climate, Salubrity and Scenery.”

  • Biltmore Estate opens up.

    It opened up to friends and family.

  • The Appalachian Trail is born on paper.

    The trail was proposed.

  • Asheville holds the first-ever folk festival.

    It brought Appalachian music and dance on stages.

  • National parks reshape the Smokies and Shenandoah.

    President Calvin Coolidge signed the bill that the “Great” Smokies is a national park. President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the 166,000-acre Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

  • North Carolina opens their 1st scenic attraction

    Blowing Rock opened to the public and was the first scenic attraction for North Carolina.

  • Bluegrass held its 1st multi-day festival.

    It was a four-day festival. There were more than 90 artists,14 stages, and 80,000 attendees. They made $10 million.

  • The University of Tennessee: Pat Summitt

    She was a 22-year-old head coach of women’s basketball at the University of Tennessee with a record of 1,098 wins and 208 losses, making her the winningest coach in Division I history.

  • The elk return

    The Great Smoky Mountains National Park brought 25 elk to Cataloochee Valley.

  • Moonshine

    Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery opened in Gatlinburg. It became America's most visited distillery.