What to see in America . re killed or is the chief cityof eastern Tennessee. Thir-teen miles to the southwestis Lowes Ferry, where Ad-miral Farragut was born in 1801. At the outbreak of theCivil War every effort was made by his fellow Southrons toinduce him to join the Secession forces, but he refused, say-ing, Mind what I tell you — you fellows will catch thedevil before you get through with this business. Thunderbolt, one of the finest heights in the Great SmokyMountains, can be conveniently visited from the mountain is a reservation containing about 1800Cher
What to see in America . re killed or is the chief cityof eastern Tennessee. Thir-teen miles to the southwestis Lowes Ferry, where Ad-miral Farragut was born in 1801. At the outbreak of theCivil War every effort was made by his fellow Southrons toinduce him to join the Secession forces, but he refused, say-ing, Mind what I tell you — you fellows will catch thedevil before you get through with this business. Thunderbolt, one of the finest heights in the Great SmokyMountains, can be conveniently visited from the mountain is a reservation containing about 1800Cherokee Indians. Tennessees highest peak is Mt. Guyot,about midway on the eastern boundary, with an elevation of6636 feet. The state bears an Indian name which means Riverwith the Great Bend. Its popular name is the VolunteerState. This was acquired during the War of 1812, becauseof the large number of Tennessee volunteers. The peopleare called Butternuts from the color of clothes worn bythe state troops in the Civil A Blue Grass Mansion near Lexington XXII Kentucky The most famous of Kentucky pioneers was Daniel made his first journey into the region from North Caro-lina in May, 1769, and remained for two years. Once, duringthat time, the Indians captured him, but a week later heescaped while his captors lay sleeping around a camp fire ina canebreak. One of his companions was slain by thesavages, and another was attacked and killed by saw hundreds of buffalo in a drove, and the numbersaround the salt springs were amazing. In 1774 a settlement was made at Harrodsburg, aboutthirty miles south of Frankfort, and the next year Booneguided a party through the wilderness to the KentuckyRiver, eighteen miles southeast of Lexington, where theystarted the settlement of Boonesboro by building a fort neara salt lick. The name adopted by the early comers forwhat is now Kentucky was the Colony of Transylvania,and so it was known for several years. Boone helped to 215
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