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Title
Mt
.
Pisgah
(5,763
feet
above
sea)
.
View
from
Swannanoa
Hotel
.
Creator
Zeigler, Wilbur G.
Grosscup, Ben S.
Contributors
Alfred Williams and Co.
Medium of Original
publications
Date of Original
1883
Dimensions
2
"
x
3.5
"
Description
This
illustration
from
Wilbur
G
.
Zeigler
and
Ben
S
.
Grosscup's
late
19th
century
travel
narrative
, '
Heart
of the
Alleghanies'�
(p
.
375)
,
is
captioned
, '
Mt
.
Pisgah
(5,763
feet
above
sea)
.
View
from
Swannanoa
Hotel
'
(p
.
375)
. The
Swannanoa
Hotel
was
located
in
Asheville
,
N.C
.
Concerning
Mt
.
Pisgah
, the
authors
assert
that, 'This
latter
peak
is
a
famous
height
for the
sight-seer
.
It
is
easily
accessible
, and from its
summit
the
view
is
almost
boundless
. The
broad
valleys
,
watered
by the
Hominy
and
French
Broad
,
stretch
toward
the
eastern
limit
'
(p
.
123)
.
Subject
Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works
Time Period
pre-1890;
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection
Special Collections Books
Inventory Number
Zeiglerp375
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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