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By THERESA REYNOLDS
Rappahannock News Special Writer
“We kept hearing about a man named Melancthon Cliser,” said Jack Bruce when asked about the eviction of the mountain people from the park.
“He was giving the park administration fits.”
Melancthon Cliser, from all accounts, was a prosperous merchant who ran a store, filling station and lunchroom on Lee Highway. From newspapers and documents in the park archives, his story can be pieced together.
Melancthon had done well with his business. He had indoor plumbing (unheard of in 1933 even in flatter rural areas) and a generator providing electricity. And he and his wife Carrie had built up a following for their restaurant.
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