Andrews Geyser

Author : Stephen R. Little
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1477259414
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ANDREWS GEYSER written by Stephen R. Little and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was that?!? DID I JUST SEE A GEYSER? Wait ... I just saw another one! No, that’s not possible. We’re on a train in the mountains, and ... There!! I SAW A THIRD ONE!! WHAT IS GOING ON ?!? For almost 100 years, passengers rode trains from all over, going all over. When they rode the train on the mountain between Old Fort and Asheville in western North Carolina, they got a very special treat. Nestled at WNCRR mile marker 116, just below the series of six tunnels, is Andrews Geyser. The curvy tracks allowed several sneak previews, first on one side of the train, and then on the other! For decades, it has puzzled, bewildered and delighted people of all ages. What is it? ...When was it built?....Who was Andrew?....Why is it here?

Author : Stephen R. Little
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452067716
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tunnels, Nitro and Convicts written by Stephen R. Little and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still suffering the devastation of the Civil war that ended only ten years earlier, North Carolina shipped prison inmates from Raleigh to build the Mountain Division of the western North Carolina railroad. Some amazing and astonishing events occurred from 1875 through 1879 as this mountain railroad (3 miles straight-line distance, requiring 9+ miles of track) was pushed up the eastern continental divide. Six tunnels were excavated, from 89 to 1,800 feet long, each 15 feet tall. For open cuts, solid rock was cracked by dousing cold mountain water on roaring fires. The first use in the southeastern U.S. of a new product called Nobel's Blasting Oil (now called nitroglycerin!) was on the project. It was mixed with sawdust and corn meal, making nitroglycerin mash. A very heavy wood-burning locomotive was picked up off the tracks by the convicts and pushed several miles overland to the top of the mountain to help dig out the longest tunnel. The most common tool used was a flat rock held in the strong hands of the convicts to dig and spread dirt as they prepared the flat path needed to lay crossties for the rails. Tunnels, Nitro and Convicts condenses the incredible history of the most ambitious earth-moving, mountain-conquering project in the United States as of the 1870s into an engaging, easy-to-read story. The fascinating and compelling intertwining of long dark caves, blasting and cracking of massive rocks, the first use of nitroglycerin in the southeastern United States, and pushing a big locomotive several miles through the woods up a mountain ... all by hundreds of convicts who worked under severe conditions with the most basic tools ... makes this true account of post-civil war railroad history a story you must read!

Author : Jim Hargan
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581577885
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorer's Guide Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains (Fourth Edition) written by Jim Hargan and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2012-06-04 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a new, updated edition, this comprehensive guide offers full coverage of both sides of the Tennessee–North Carolina divide. In a new, updated edition, this comprehensive guide offers full coverage of both sides of the Tennessee–North Carolina divide. Spend some time in the woods in two of the most popular national parks in the country—Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. You’ll find the best scenic drives, boating, horseback riding, fishing, rock climbing, skiing, and golf, and great local produce, crafts, music, historic homes, and museums in brick-fronted downtowns and bucolic artists’ colonies.

Author : Cary Franklin Poole
Publisher : The Overmountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9780932807878
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina written by Cary Franklin Poole and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, the most comprehensive of its kind, the author examines in engaging narrative and wonderful photography the development of the area’s complete railroading industry—Class 1 railroads, short lines, industrial and mining roads, and logging lines. Added to the textual histories are more than three hundred photographs and illustrations, including timetables and maps for most of the lines discussed.

Author : Jim Hargan
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581578751
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorer's Guide North Carolina (Explorer's Complete) written by Jim Hargan and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Explorer’s Guides, expert authors and helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, family-friendly activities, and excellent restaurants and lodgings. Regional and city maps help you get around and What’s Where provides a quick reference on everything from tourist attractions to off-the-beaten-track sites. From America’s most popular national parks to the sands of the Outer Banks to the cool peaks of the tallest mountains in the East, writer/photographer Jim Hargan covers everything worth seeing and doing in his home state. Explore wilderness areas on bicycle or by kayak, visit sleepy hamlets or lively downtowns, enjoy fine dining or country cooking on your quest for the authentic Tarheel experience.

Author : Kim Clark
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467123331
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Fort written by Kim Clark and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Fort is situated near the headwaters of the mighty Catawba River, and in many ways it has also stood at the headwaters of American history--it takes its name from a fort that was the westernmost outpost of white settlement in America at the time of the American Revolution. After the Civil War, Old Fort was the base of operations for the extension of the railroad up the steep mountain grade to Ridgecrest, an accomplishment that is still considered a marvel of engineering and perseverance. A tract of wilderness in the Curtis Creek area was the first parcel of the Pisgah National Forest. The dedication of Old Fort's arrowhead monument in 1930 marked the first time that representatives of the Cherokee and Catawba tribes shared a peace pipe. More recently, one of the earliest acts of courage in the civil rights movement took place on the steps of Old Fort School. Old Fort showcases the rich heritage of this McDowell County town.

Author : Kent Priestley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762769017
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North Carolina Curiosities written by Kent Priestley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Tar Heel State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised North Carolinian, a recent transplant, or just passing through, North Carolina Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Jon Elliston, Kent Priestley, and Constance E. Richards take you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Tar Heel State. Visit DINO-Kinetics, a fascinating collection of life-size welded-steel pterodactyls and other dinosaurs that belch smoke, roar, and rattle. Learn how dozens of dachshunds dominate a town on Weiner Dog Day; how Christmas in July is a hot holiday to celebrate; and how locals make melodic mouth music at the International Whistlers Convention. Meet an out-of-this-world “ufologist”; a quirky exotic-animal-collecting rancher; and a real-life pirate and his homemade ship—definitely a treasure to behold!

Author : Georgann Eubanks
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458716120
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains written by Georgann Eubanks and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook is the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading literature from our state's finest writers. Organized geographically through a series of eighteen half-day and day-long tours in the western part of the state, the book directs curious travelers to the historic sites where Tar Heel authors have lived and worked. Along the way, travelers can read outstanding excerpts from the writers, evoking the places, customs, colloquialisms, and characters that figure prominently in their poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and plays. More than 170 writers from the past and present are featured in this volume, including Sequoyah, Elizabeth Spencer, Charles Frazier, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Robert Morgan, William Bartram, Gail Godwin, O. Henry, Thomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anne Tyler, Lilian Jackson Braun, Nina Simone, and Romulus Linney. Each tour provides information about the libraries, museums, colleges, bookstores, and other venues open to the public where writers regularly present their work or are represented in exhibits, events, performances, and festivals.

Author : Lyn Wilkerson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557465966
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slow Travels-North Carolina and South Carolina written by Lyn Wilkerson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-09 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of the Slow Travels series explores America's history along U.S. Highways in North and South Carolina. For North Carolina, U.S. Highways 1, 17, 52, 70, and the Blue Ridge Parkway provide extensive routes of exploration for the State's varied history, from the Atlantic Coast to the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains. For South Carolina, U.S. Highways 17, 25, 52, and 178 explore the lands from the Cherokee Piedmont to the lowcountry of Charleston and Beaufort. Detailed lists of historic sites and landmarks along these highways, as well as a walking tour guide to Charleston, South Carolina, are provided. Also included are GPS listings for the more adventurous and tech savvy.

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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458716031
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition) written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: