New River Notes
Since 1998 - Historical and Genealogical Resources
for the Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia
The Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain
Shepherd M. Dugger
Banner Elk, N.C.,
1907 and 1934
To purchase a printed and bound version of this book, see Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain. This book is 123 pages and priced at $10.99.
Note: The Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain: A Tale of the Western North Carolina Mountains, is basically a novel with six chapters of factual information. These six chapters, pages 202-310 of Dugger's book are presented here in electronic format.
Chapter XVII - The Western Gateway to the Highlands
Chapter XVIII - The Highlands
Chapter XIX - The Journal of Andre Michaux
Chapter XX - A Condenses Memoir of Rev. Elisha Mitchell, D. D.
Chapter XXI - Dictionary of Altitudes
Chapter XXII - Preface to Vocabulary of Indian Words
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