Taking the Road to Nowhere

Just a few miles from the tallest concrete dam east of the Mississippi River, there's a paved road that ends at a mysterious tunnel. This unfinished roadway, deep inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is a stark reminder of a broken promise to people who once lived there and the sacrifices they made in the name of progress at all costs. But it's also just a small part of a fascinating and bittersweet story about remembrance and tradition in this isolated corner of Appalachia. Featuring: Lance Holland, owner of Appalachian Mercantile and local historian (also author of “The Little Tennessee River” and “Fontana: A Pocket History of Appalachia”) Henry Chambers, North Shore descendant and co-organizer of North Shore Cemetery Association James Calhoun, North Shore descendant Chris Chandler, North Shore descendant Katie Liming, Chief of Staff for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Jessica Gunter, North Shore descendant Cover image: Lakeview Drive road tunnel on the Road to Nowhere located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson City, North Carolina. Credit: Charlie Shelton-Ormond See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.