👻 Did you know you can explore a ghost town in the Smokies? ⠀ 🏚️ In the early 1900s, the Little River Lumber Company was formed and a logging railroad was constructed in this area of Tennessee. The company sold 50 acres to the Appalachian Club which in turn sold land and cabins to wealthy area families for recreation. The area became a resort community known as Elkmont. ⠀ 🏚️ When Great Smoky Mountain National Park was established in 1934, owners of Elkmont had the option to maintain a lifetim

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