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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
 

Unionist tombstone behind Primitive Baptist Church

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Many of the mountain folk had strong unionist sentiments.

Gregory Bald is a mountain on the western fringe of the Great Smoky Mountains. It has an elevation of 4,949 feet (1,508 meters) above sea level. Gregory Bald is a type of mountain known as a grassy bald. Unlike most summits in the Appalachians, which are heavily-forested or culminate in jagged peaks, grassy balds are covered by a thick layer of wild grass. Trees and other foliage are sparse.

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