The resorts’ advertised healing properties and recreational amenities attracted visitors from across the country and engaged with evolving national trends in medicine, tourism, and leisure.

Highlighting the role of these institutions as a vital nexus of exchange, this work reveals the region’s contributions to broader American culture and refutes the long-standing stereotype of Southern Appalachia as an insular and disconnected region.

Mary F. Fanslow received a Master of librarianship from Emory University and a Master of history from East Tennessee State University and is a recipient of the East Tennessee Historical Society’s annual McClung Award for the best article submitted to The Journal of East Tennessee History.

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