Charlie,
You might look at the Wikipedia article on Fontana Lake, as a starting point
for your search.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Brain Cramp that won't go anywhere
> Cool! I knew it! Where was the beginning of the uncompleted road? I'd
> really like to track down a name for this town.
> As for the poachers, I'm not interested in dodging bullets nor do I care
> about where they're making their Shine. Anyway someones got to keep the
> deer
> from eating everything; not enough catamounts these days.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Charlie,
>>
>> That is absolutely true. There has been several generations of rancor
>> over
>> this. When Fontana Lake was being built, the government promised to build
>> a
>> road on the north side of the lake to allow access to this area. The road
>> was never built. Well... It was started to be built but was stopped. I've
>> hiked a few miles of it.
>>
>> As to the buildings left standing? I know there were a few, but I believe
>> most were destroyed--just as they were in Cataloochee.
>>
>> A little side-note about the eastern edge: Poaching is alive and well in
>> this area and most of the ranger vehicles have multiple bullet holes in
>> them...
>>
>> AG
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