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Elkmont: A Ghost Town in the Smokies

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Wonder in the Smokies, from filmmaker , chronicles the history of聽Elkmont, Tennessee. The community聽was once home to a thriving tourism economy, only to be bought out by the federal government, left to crumble, then deemed a ghost town. It’s situated next to Great Smoky Mountains National Park鈥檚 largest campground and is a now an eerie piece of this region’s history.

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