Sevier County Rode Steamboats into the 20th Century

TitleSevier County Rode Steamboats into the 20th Century
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1986
AuthorsWeals, Vic
MagazineSmoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter
Volume12
Issue Number3
Pages76-80
Date Publishedautumn
SubjectsBusinesses, Sevier County, Transportation
Description

This photo essay describes James E. Newman's shipping business on the French Broad River, serving stores and farmers in Sevier County until replaced by the road in the early twentieth century and the railroad soon afterward. It includes seven photos besides the one on the cover of the magazine, including one of John Walker, shopkeeper and grandfather of Cas Walker.

Notes

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