Degree Name
MALS (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies)
Program
Liberal Studies
Date of Award
12-2007
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Theresa A. Lloyd
Committee Members
Marie Tedesco, Kevin E. O'Donnell
Abstract
This research examines the history and events that shaped the people and community of Lost Cove, an isolated Appalachian settlement. Chapter 1 surveys previous written and oral accounts of Lost Cove and the physical/cultural attributes of the community. Chapter 2 explores Lost Cove's identity, name, and first settlers. Chapter 3 explores the community's buildings and the families' livelihood. Chapter 4 examines the effect that the CC & O Railway and the sawmills had on the community. Chapter 5 examines moonshine selling in Lost Cove. Chapter 6 reveals how the church and school acted as a gathering place and how sermons and funerals were conducted. Chapter 7 explains why Lost Cove became a ghost town. Much of the information in chapters 3 through 7 is based on oral history interviews that the author did with former residents of the cove.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Smith, Christy A., "Lost Cove, North Carolina: The Life and Death of a Thriving Community (1864-1957)." (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2147. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2147
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.