Interview with Elmer Hall, March 12, 2017

Project: Hot Springs, North Carolina Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Elmer Hall is the current keeper of Sunnybank, a fabled inn in the center of Hot Springs that was home to Jane Gentry, one of the most prolific ballad singers to come out of Appalachia. During WWI, the homestead was used as a home for the wives of German officers interred at the camp on the grounds of the hot springs. With degree in theology, he left academia to open a vegetarian restaurant. As a former thru-hiker, he now estimates that thousands of hikers have passed through his halls and slept in his beds. Here, he gives a brief life history, reminisces about the history of the place he now calls home, and talks trail. Cameo appearance from Long Legs, northbound class of 2017.

Interview Accession

2017oh370_hsnc001

Interviewee Name

Elmer Hall

Interviewer Name

Robin Miniter

Interview Date

2017-03-12

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Hall, Elmer Interview by Robin Miniter. 12 Mar. 2017. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Hall, E. (2017, March 12). Interview by R. Miniter. Hot Springs, North Carolina Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Hall, Elmer, interview by Robin Miniter. March 12, 2017, Hot Springs, North Carolina Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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