Lost Cove, North Carolina: The life and death of a thriving community (1864--1957)
by Smith, Christy A., M.A.L.S., EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, 2007, 70 pages; 1450871

Abstract:

This research examines the history and events that shaped the people and community of Lost Cove, an isolated Appalachian settlement. Chapter 1 surveys previous written and oral accounts of Lost Cove and the physical/cultural attributes of the community. Chapter 2 explores Lost Cove’s identity, name, and first settlers. Chapter 3 explores the community’s buildings and the families’ livelihood. Chapter 4 examines the effect that the CC & O Railway and the sawmills had on the community. Chapter 5 examines moonshine selling in Lost Cove. Chapter 6 reveals how the church and school acted as a gathering place and how sermons and funerals were conducted. Chapter 7 explains why Lost Cove became a ghost town. Much of the information in chapters 3 through 7 is based on oral history interviews that the author did with former residents of the cove.

 
AdviserTess Lloyd
SchoolEAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 46-03, p. , Apr 2008
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsAmerican history; Folklore
Publication Number1450871
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