[Leica] We Watched Fireworks

[Jim Nichols]

I first visited there about 1954, when we stayed in rustic log cabins on 
a hillside.  My wife and I last visited there about 1984.  In '54, the 
resident population was about 1300, and recently, it was about 4000.  
They evacuated around 14,000 when the fire came down the mountain side, 
driven by extremely high south winds.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 12/4/2016 12:11 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> Fortunately, my people are eagerly watching instead of fleeing.
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> In the sixties, I loved Gatlinburg, and wanted to live there.
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> On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
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>> Beautiful shot, Sonny.  But, unfortunately, it reminds me of the images
>> from Gatlinburg, TN recently, which we have been following closely.  My
>> son, who lives there, was visiting me, so he is OK, and, thanks to the
>> efforts of the local firemen, who watered down their condo building, he has
>> a place to go home to when they finally open up the town to the residents.
>> Some of our extended family are visiting ruins today.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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>> On 12/4/2016 11:33 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:
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>>> A drenching rain cancelled our Natchitoches Christmas Fest parade for the
>>> second time in 90 years, but the fireworks show went on!
>>>
>>> http://sonc.com/look/?p=5286
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