Atop the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's thirdhighest peak stands LeConte Lodge. Its origins lie with a young man from Knoxville named Paul Adams and his faithful dog, Cumberland Jack, or, as he was known on the mountain, Smoky Jack. More to the story: https://bit.ly/3XpvLEX

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00:00 Intro
00:16 Land for a new national park
00:36 A camp on LeConte
01:01 Paul Adams
01:21 Cumberland Jack
01:52 Renamed to Smoky Jack
02:05 An Armyinspired idea
02:28 Saddlebags
02:39 Smoky Jack's new job
03:07 Paul Adams' camp on Mount LeConte
03:16 Stories from the summit
03:21 Huggins Hell
03:40 Jack's bad habit
03:53 Making headlines
04:06 Paul Adams fired, Jack Huff hired
04:29 Leaving the Smokies
04:35 Cumberland Jack again
04:55 Foothold in the foothills
05:11 From little acorns, mighty oaks grow
05:40 Fixture in the lore of the Great Smoky Mountains
06:11 Legacy