At the edge of the blue ridge mountains, the views to the south easily allow picking up landmarks 12 miles or more away such as the water towers in greer, sc. A history of the upper part of greenville county, south carolina by mann batson isbn 0963791508 contact. Stehlik will talk about the release of his new book, distilling the mysteries of hogback mountain. The mountains sing, the first novel in english by the vietnamese poet. It was an epic climb by my standards9 miles roundtrip climbing 2,100 feet. And during the war of northern aggression, there was some very complicated issues.
With a population of 88,498 in 1920, and estimated for 1930 at more than. The hogback mountain hike, with its spectacular views west towards the massanutten ranges, is located in an area of the snp that has several beautiful hikes including piney branch and little devil stairs. The dark corner of south carolina has been shrouded in mystery for over 175 years. During the civil war it was a hideout for deserters and later became known for the moonshiners who secretly brewed their liquor in the caverns and. Hogback mountain in greenville county sc saluda area. Distilling the mysteries of hogback mountain by james. They are part of the blue ridge province of the southern appalachian mountains. Lee, who compiled a brief history of hogback for transylvania countys centennial in 1961, the first permanent settlers came into the area from south carolina in the 1840s. To learn more about austria past and present, check out some of these books and. Jim stehlik will present a program about the history of hogback mountain and sign copies of his new book, distilling the mysteries of hogback mountain, at 6. By the 1990s a stream of affluent new residents, principally retirees and commuting professionals from greenville and spartanburg, had discovered the spectacular mountain vistas and relatively inexpensive land of one of the most culturally and historically unique sections of south carolina. Sign up for updates on upcoming events and notes from the vineyard and cellar.
There were several books on the history of the dark corner by mann batson, and a novel by the evenings host, anne blythe. The celebration of making moonshine, carolina traditions and history hasnt happened for several decades but will happen saturday. Hogback was named because from klamath falls, the hill looks similar to the shoulders of a pig. This is a neat little book and i wish could find a link directly to it.
It is the site of glassy mountain and contains over a hundred square miles of rugged, appalachian terrain. In that book was the story of a treasure tucked away in the heavy mountains of upstate of south carolina in the upper greenville county. Five miles northeast of the city of greenville is paris mountain, an isolated group of peaks rising to 2,054 feet above sea level. The palmetto trails blue wall passage runs through the easternmost section of the blue ridge escarpment, offering a breathtaking 1,400foot climb in a little more than two miles. Hogback mountain day celebrates community and history in. To find the trailhead, set your gps for pennell road, landrum sc. South carolinafaced with enormous wartime debts and an inability to pay ious issued to revolutionary soldiersnow owned thousands of acres of former cherokee land west of the presentday boundary of greenville and spartanburg counties.
Learn about the history of hogback mountain at landrum. Hogback mountain paintball northern virginias best. The mountain people of the area did not support the articles of secession. In the first and most reliable biography of daniel. Most of the lost areas in new england were local or neighborhood hills, often with just a single rope tow. But there are so many other beautiful spots that if you dont end up getting to the top youll find other great hiking too.
The saluda mountains are a mountain range that straddles along the north carolina and south carolina border, in the southeastern united states. Find 36 photos of the 530 hogback mountain rd home on zillow. Presentation, signing at landrum library on july 26, 6. In his book smokin shootin irons in dark corner, james walton lawrence gives a detailed account of a raid on an illicit whiskey still. An historical record and photo essay of hogback mountain, on tuesday, july 26 at 6. An abundance of water power to turn heavy grinding stones was a foremost blessing for early senlers of the dark corner.
Map and location information for hogback mountain in south carolina. Box 412, travelers rest, sc 29690 864 3804979 including a pile of rocks by anne k. For more history of hogback, and for the history of 607 other new england ski areas that are no longer operating, check out the web site of the new england lost ski areas project. Posts about upstate history written by jennifer fitz. Its not marked well and i get lost out there trying to hike up it a lot. The well is also serving a free meal to the community and all rides and games are free of cost. The episode occurred beside the headwaters of the south pacolet river at the base of hogback mountain on january 31, 1924. It is a compendium of the historical documentation about hogback mountain. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Discover librarianselected research resources on south carolina history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Azaleas dean at poinsetts bridge early morning skyline mid morning skyline moonshiners poinsetts bridge dark corner revenue. Tom poland, author of reflections of south carolina and georgialina is awarded the order of. Stehlik said he became interested in hogback mountain after he moved to the cliffs at glassy in landrum 11 years ago.
Simon jonathan sebag montefiore is a british historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels. It ranges from hogback mountain in sc totoxaway and pilot mountains. Blackstock school is thc site described in landrum 1 book. Loosely defined, it is the towns of landrum, gowensville and glassy mountain that make up the dark corner. This summer in browsing through the book shop at the caesars head state park ranger station, i picked up a copy of distilling the mysteries of hogback mountain by james stehlick april 2011, instantpublisher. Hogback mountain is one of the most picturesque and perhaps most historic mountains of the blue ridge chain. The primary coordinates for hogback mountain places it within the sc 29356 zip code delivery area in the maps and aerial photos section below, youll find links to. In the early 1980s a local gentleman named harvey scivedge wrote a little book about mountain people. Gravestones here are some pictures i took from the emerylindsey graveyard in the watershed area between the cliffs and hogback mountain. A peaks prominence, also known as topographic prominence or relative height, is a measure of how distinct a peak is from other peaks. By 1926, the dark corner was consumed by the major developments of lumbering and land speculation. As the most prominent mountain in sc, hogback mountain is on the epic list for peaks that lead their states in elevation, prominence, andor isolation.
Hogback mountain physical feature summit in greenville county. Copper pots south carolina day trips vacations road trip corner dreams usa history. Hogback mountain is one of the summits in greenville county, sc and can be found on the saluda usgs topographic quad map. Hogback mountain acres were forced by eminent domain to leave, so. The recorded history of the mountain began after the settlement of the indian wars in 1777 and the conclusion of the revolutionary war in 1781. A major part of our hogback mountain day festival is the summer sizzle by the well church landrum sc rides will kick off at 5pm and run until 8. Hogback mountain marquette 2020 all you need to know. Hogback mountain is a physical feature summit in greenville county. The majority of hogback is privately owned, but open to hikers. I hope you enjoy this sauce as much as i enjoyed life going up hogback mtn. Hogback mountain paintball offers the best recreational paintball fields in northern virginia.
This overview of austrian history focuses on austrias political history in the 19th. The groundwork for the hogback development dates back to the 1920s, when harold white became interested in area southwest of hogback mountain in west marlboro. Hogback, and palmetto cove, are both part of sc s dark corner, an area that was once controlled by clans of moonshiners who did not want to be bothered. Closely related to this topic is a book titled distilling the mystery of hogback mountain available at the greenville library. Industrial moguls, worldclass golf course designers, top government officials and moonshiners are all part of the history of the top of hogback mountain. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. A stirring family saga tells a taboo history of vietnam the new. Circa 1930, the vermont division of forestry reportedly constructed a fire tower on the southwest peak of hogback mountain, which was dubbed mt.
Jim stehlik, author of distilling the mysteries of hogback mountain, in front of hogback mountain. I recently hiked the trail with my husband, a couple of friends and two dogs in tow. Distilling the mysteries of hogback mountain by james stehlik 34. Who better than the squire of dark corner himselfauthor, columnist, lecturer, photographer, story teller and tour guide dean campbellto give deep insights into this famous, yet infamous, mountainous region in northern greenville county, south carolina. These events along with the rise and fall of the 17,000 acre blue ridge estateswith a clubhouse, golf course and mountain cottagesare well documented in the book distilling the mysteries of hogback mountain by james stehlik. View 18 photos for hogback mountain rd, landrum, sc 29356 a bed, bath. Hogback mountain day festival, north trade st, landrum, sc. Hogback mountain or hogsback mountain is a large hill northeast of klamath falls, oregon, united states. Hogback mountain, sc photos south carolina gazetteer. A lost ski area is one that is no longer operating. Stehlicks book is not a traditionalstyle history book.
Glassy mountain, located in greenville county, has an elevation of 2760 feet above sea level. Same as view reproduced in our blue ridge parkway vistas book second edition, pages 9293. Dark corner became a hot bed because of the independence of its people and its inaccessibility. The following text is taken from the hogback mountain news, no. Tamaczar productions landrum, sc living the history of the dark corner.
It looks toward the mountains along the ncsc state line, with the pink beds and pisgah national forest in the foreground. A south carolina judge writes a book about a predecessor, an. Reuben gosnell, a governors constable with nineteen years experience. The dark corner is one of the most scenic parts of greenville county, south carolina.