Mae Claxton & George Frizzell discussion on Horace Kephart

Join us at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library for an engaging discussion on “In Horace Kephart: Writings”. Presented by George Frizzell and Mae Miller Claxton, this event offers a deeper dive into the journey of a nature aficionado who passionately advocated for the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Trail.

Claxton and Frizzel’s collection broadly encompasses Kephart’s legacy, and according to Godwin, “It makes available hard-to-find journal articles, speeches, and letters. It introduces us to George Masa, the Japanese photographer based in Asheville who traveled with Kephart, taking pictures used to lobby for the national park. It sets readers into the early twentieth-century world of little magazines that shaped movements and citizens’ relationship to their country. Kephart fulfilled his mission to highlight the relationship between humans and the natural world.

DETAILS: Free admission for CHS members | $5 for non-members (admission can be paid at the door)

This event is a collaboration between the Cashiers Historical Society and the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. It is part of the Cashiers Historical Society’s Mountain Heritage Series.