| Portion of title |
Portrait of a vanished Appalachian community, 1864-1957 |
| Series |
Contributions to Southern Appalachian studies ; 53
Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 53. ^A395703
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| Contents |
Introduction: Boundaries, Routes, and Debates -- Lost Cove's Beginning -- Lifeways of the Families -- The Prosperous Years: Railroads and Timber -- Moonshine in the Mountains -- Mountain View Free Will Baptist Church and Lost Cove School -- Families -- The End of a Community. |
| Abstract |
"Located just seconds from the winding Tennessee border, the remote mountain settlement of Lost Cove, North Carolina was once described as where the "moonshiner frolics unmolested." Today, Lost Cove is a ghost town accessible mainly to hikers hoping to catch a glimpse of the desolate settlement. In this first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove, the author paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town's ultimate decline, Lost Cove's history is an in-depth account of family life and kinship in isolation. The author explores historically relevant interviews and genealogical findings from railroad documents, old newspaper articles, church records and deeds. Also included are oral histories that provide authentic, conversational accounts from families in the cove." Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180) and index. |
| Genre/form | Genealogy. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021045792 |
| ISBN | 9781476686080 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1476686084 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
