Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

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Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist and author. In 1904 he gave up a career at the St. Louis Mercantile Library and moved to western North Carolina to engage in outdoor pursuits and study the region. He settled in the Bryson City area of Swain County. Kephart wrote two books--Camping and Woodcraft and Our Southern Highlanders--based on his skills and observations. He has been called the "Father of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park" because of his involvement in promoting the area and support of legislation creating the park.

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referencedIn Louis Hampton Collection, 1903-1949 Western Carolina University, Hunter Library
referencedIn Hiram C. Wilburn Collection, 1829-1962 Western Carolina University, Hunter Library
creatorOf Hohenberger, Frank Michael, 1876-1963. Photographs and papers, 1917-1960. Indiana University
referencedIn Kephart, Calvin, 1883-. Calvin I. Kephart genealogical research materials, 1911-1969. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Chase, Richard, 1904-1988. Isabel Gordon Carter collection, 1921-1942. Library of Congress
referencedIn Kephart, George S.,. George S. Kephart family papers, 1791-1985. Cornell University Library
referencedIn George Lincoln Burr papers Cornell University Library
referencedIn Horace Kephart and Laura Mack Kephart Family Collection, 1873-2016 Western Carolina University, Hunter Library
referencedIn George S. Kephart family papers, 1791-1985. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Ujfalvy de Mezö-Kövesd, Károly Jenö, 1842-1904. Certain principles of Finnish phonetics, 1887. Cornell University Library
referencedIn George Lincoln Burr papers Cornell University Library
referencedIn Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Horace Kephart Collection, 1886-1948 Western Carolina University, Hunter Library
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Horace Kephart Digital Collection, 1886-1930 Western Carolina University, Hunter Library
referencedIn Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma exhibit Western Carolina University, Hunter Library
referencedIn Horace Kephart Collection in Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America Digital Collection, 1913-1930 Western Carolina University, Hunter Library
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associatedWith Burr, George Lincoln, 1857-1938. person
associatedWith George S., Kephart person
founderOf Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Agency : U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Hohenberger, Frank Michael, 1876-1963. person
associatedWith Kephart, Calvin, 1883- person
associatedWith Kephart, George S., person
associatedWith Masa, George person
associatedWith Ujfalvy de Mezö-Kövesd, Károly Jenö, 1842-1904. person
associatedWith Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Swain County (N.C.) NC US
St. Louis MO US
Ithaca NY US
Swain County (N.C.) NC US
Subject
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
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Authors
Outdoor writers
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Birth 1862-09-08

Death 1931-04-02

Male

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