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Title
Proctor
,
N.C
.
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
postcards
Date of Original
1910/1913
Dimensions
3.5
"
x
5.5
"
Description
Proctor
,
N.C.
,
located
along
Hazel
Creek
in
Swain
County
,
N.C.
, was a
center
of
logging
activity
for the
W.M
.
Ritter
Lumber
Company
from
1909
to
1926
. The
community
had a
population
of
about
500
in the
mid-1910s
. As
rail
connections
were
vital
in
order
to
ship
large
amounts
of
timber
products
, the
W.M
.
Ritter
Company
also
operated
the
nine
mile
long
Smoky
Mountain
Railway
from the
settlement
of
Ritter
,
N.C.
,
through
Proctor
some
four
miles
away
, and on to the
Bone
Valley
area
.
Subject
Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works
Time Period
1910s;
Location
Swain County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection
Regional Photographs
Inventory Number
HL_RP641
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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