👻 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

Elkmont ghost town, a town from the 1800s that is now part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | TheSmokyMountains.com

Have you ever been to the Elkmont Ghost Town?   Explore it inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when in Gatlinburg Tennessee for the July Nail Tech Event of the Smokies!  #nailtechs #gatlinburgtn #nailtecheventofthesmokies #NailShow #elkmontghosttown | Nail Tech Event of the Smokies | Facebook

The Troll bridge at Elkmont❤️ A hidden gem in the Smokies #ilovethesmokies #greatsmokymountains #greatsmokymountainsnationalpark | I Love The Smoky Mountains

Another view of the interesting bridge on the Little River Trail. The hike starts in Elkmont and follows an old railroad grade, the bridge is about 2.4 miles up the trail #elkmont #gatlinburg #smokymountains | Smoky Mountain Wildlife

208K views · 8.3K reactions | 1991, Elkmont, Tennessee — haunted ridge where hikers vanish. #spookyearth #truecrime #paranormal #history #tennesse | Spooky Earth | Facebook