The narrow gauge railroad from Black Mountain to Mount Mitchell, highest peak in the east, originated as a lumber company line in 1911. Starting in 1913, a train also took tourists on excursions.
On June 26, 1922, nine months after logging operations ceased on Mount Mitchell, the Mount Mitchell Motor Road opened, allowing tourists to drive their cars to within walking distance of the peak. It ...
A Hairy Woodpecker tap-tap-taps on a pine tree just below the summit of Mount Mitchell. It’s a sunny spring day. It’s 46 degrees - about 10 degrees cooler than nearby Burnsville. With the park now ...
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