I explored an abandoned resort town in the Great Smoky Mountains, where the wealthy vacationed a century ago
Source: Business Insider ·
Elkmont Historic District was once a Tennessee ghost town. Now, 16 cabins have been preserved and restored, and are open to the public. Take a look.
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Business Insider's reporter explored a 1900s resort town in the Great Smoky Mountains, full of historic cabins abandoned by the end of the century.Joey Hadden/Business InsiderThe last thing I expected to find in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was a resort town.It was abandoned in the late 1900s, but its 100-year-old cabins still stand.I stepped inside the empty vacation homes and found eerie remnants of a past era.Tucked away beneath the towering oaks and pines in the lush woods of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 100-year-old cabins dot a once-abandoned resort town known as Elkmont.I visited in the spring of 2023 and was amazed to find that the cabins preserved and restored by the National Park Service were open for public viewing. When I made plans to visit the historic district, I pictured myself wandering outside cabins and looking in the windows. I had no idea I'd be able to step inside them for a more intimate look at what life was like 100 years ago.Elkmont Historic…
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