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The Mystery of the Brown Mountain Lights

The Mystery of the Brown Mountain Lights

by Dave Farthing | Sep 25, 2018 | History and Culture

The Mystery of the Brown Mountain Lights Of all the ghost stories, mysteries and legends in the mountains of North Carolina, one of the most enduring and fascinating is the Brown Mountain Lights. I remember in my early twenties, driving out with a group of friends...
Return of the Appalachian Elk

Return of the Appalachian Elk

by Timothy Burkhardt | Jun 2, 2018 | History and Culture, Places to see and people to meet

Elk by Warren Brown CC BY 2.0 Elk Are Roaming the Appalachians Once Again Long ago, herds of majestic elk flourished in the mountains of southern Appalachia. The Cherokee Indians called them “A-wi-e-qua,” which means “deer big.” And they are...
From Exile to Prosperity: The Cherokee Indians of the Appalachians

From Exile to Prosperity: The Cherokee Indians of the Appalachians

by Staff Writer | Mar 26, 2018 | History and Culture

Peaceful Origins Cherokee, North Carolina, part of the Qualla Boundary in the Great Smoky Mountains sub-chain of the Appalachians, is home to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, the Cherokee lived in parts of the...

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