Category: Parks
In 1910, Colonel Wilson B. Townsend sold land to an affluent group of Knoxville hunting and fishing enthusiasts who created the Appalachian Club. Several members built cabins on Society Hill, up the mountain from Daisy Town, where the Appalachian Clubhouse and several other cabins were built. One of the most active proponents for creating a national park in the Great Smoky Mountains, David C. Chapman, owned a cabin on Society Hill. Although the national park became a reality, forcing owners to r