NC Gazetteer

Mount Chapman

Also known as: Black Mountain, Old Black
A mountain in Swain County
… in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°41' N., long. 83°17' W. Named for David Carpenter Chapman (1876-1938?) of Knoxville, Tenn., whose initiative and persistent activity over many years was largely responsible for the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by the act of Congress approved on May 22, 1926. Alt. 6,425. Formerly known as Black, Old Black, and The Black.