Near Waynesville in Haywood County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sunburst

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023

1. Sunburst Marker

Inscription. Model logging village established in 1905. Supplied lumber to WWI effort & Champion paper mill. Flooded by Lake Logan, 1932. Was here.

Erected 2013 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-92.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 35° 25.247′ N, 82° 55.38′ W. Marker is near Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County. Marker is on Lake Logan Road (State Road 215) 0.2 miles south of Raceway Place, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waynesville NC 28786, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Inman Chapel (approx. 0.7 miles away); West Fork Pigeon River Truss Bridge (1891) (approx. 3.2 miles away); Pigeon Gap Watering Hole (approx. 3.7 miles away); Rutherford Trace (approx. 3.7 miles away); Calvin Filmore Christopher (approx. 4½ miles away); Lenoir's Creek Devon Cattle Farm (approx. 5 miles away); Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts

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(approx. 5.7 miles away); Museum Of N.C. Handicrafts (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesville.

Also see . . .
1. Sunburst — a short history. It was Champion Fibre Company's near-insatiable demand for wood products that led owner Peter G. Thompson to begin purchasing about 40,000 acres of timberland in what would become Sunburst around 1905. (Cory Vaillancourt, Smoky Mountain News, Dec. 5, 2018) (Submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. "Sunburst" Trailer. A preview of the documentary DVD "Sunburst and Other Logging Operations in the Bethel & Cold Mountain Region." This two-hour documentary covers the history of the Sunburst logging village in the mountains of Haywood County, North Carolina, which was located where Lake Logan can be found today. The DVD is produced by the Bethel Rural Community Organization (www.bethelrural.org) and can be ordered from BRCO. (Douglas Chambers, uploaded Nov. 28, 2018) (Submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023

2. Sunburst Marker

Sunburst, N.C. image. Click for full size.

J.Q. Myers via Western Carolina University (Public Domain), circa 1914

3. Sunburst, N.C.

At its height, some 500 people lived in the remote community.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.