Tremont became a lumber mill town in 1927 about the time that Elkmont was closing down. Logs were passed through town on RR from Lynn Camp Prong and Thunderhead Prong. At one time there was a school, church, and theatre (in the same building), Post Office/General Store, Machine shop for the locomotives, Dr. Bruce Montgomery's Doctors Office, several homes and a Hotel. The Hotel was promoted, after the demise of the town, as a Resort Hotel. The General Store was like many company stores dealing mainly in company scrip called "dugaloo" or "doogaloo". When the timber ran out so did the town. The National Park Service bought out the area in the 30's. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin

This is the exact site of the "House of Salvation, Education, & Damnation" (see inset).  Actually the church was also used as a school and movie theatre.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

Although this is actually the Commissary at Fish Camp Prong, the inset picture demonstrates how the Tremont Commissary would have looked in the fork of the two RR lines, Lynn Camp Prong on the left and Thunderhead Prong on the right.  They are now trail heads.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

|These stones are from either a walkway or foundation of the old hotel.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

I have inset the Machine Shop at the exact location in this present day photograph.  You can see the Machine Shop in one of the previous pictures on this site.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

Inset pictures are courtesy of the Little River Railroad Museum, Townsend, TN and GSMNP

Church and Middle Prong
Courtesy Little River Railroad Museum

Church
Courtesy Little River Railroad Museum

Hotel
Courtesy Little River Railroad Museum

The only foundation remains of the Tremont trestle under the National Park footbridge.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

After rummaging around the old hotel site I was able to collect these artifacts.  Remember to always leave everything you find.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

Porcelain artifacts gathered at the hotel site
Courtesy Mike Woodfin