I grew up in Bryson City as did my ancestors, who were the Bryson family. Other than our small nuclear family, we had no other relatives in town. As a matter of fact my grandmother was from New York City and I had many relatives there. This was rather typical of most families in Bryson City. Many people left to work elsewhere and many others moved in from other areas. Since Bryson City is home to much of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including its highest peak, Clingmans Dome, it welcomes many tourists from all over the world . It has the Nantahala River, one of the nation's most popular whitewater venues, and beautiful Fontana Lake with the highest dam east of the Rockies and many million dollar homes around it. For generations, people have moved here from many areas because of the beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. Our school had many new people every year from as far away as California. All were welcomed. Our schools are very good with a low dropout rate and a high percentage of people going on to college. California schools, where I live now, have a dropout rate that is 3 times higher. By the way, Deliverance was shot no where near. It was shot in Georgia and South Carolina. Bryson City and Franklin, where I see you came from, are culturally the same and geographically very close, only 27 miles apart. I suspect your childish and incorrect view is the result of personal issues.
Lynn |
Redlands, CA |
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