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In the Woods Somewhere

Unearthing Dark Secrets in the Great Smoky Mountains: A Former Park Ranger Recounts the Mysterious and Terrifying Disappearance of a Young Boy

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Will Danton
Apr 20, 2023
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In the Woods Somewhere

by William Danton

I was a ranger of these Great Smoky Mountains when I was 21 years old. Hard to believe. Grandfather was a ranger. Father too. Me and him was rangers at the same time, him up in Gatlinburg and me down in Bryson. I think he’s pretty proud of that. I know I was.

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