oga . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁Y ellow ▁fe ver ▁ep ide mic ▁ ▁When ▁cases ▁of ▁Y ellow ▁fe ver ▁began ▁to ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Ch att ano oga ▁population ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁imm une ▁to ▁any ▁possibility ▁of ▁an ▁ep ide mic ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁mountain ▁climate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁two ▁local ▁resident ▁died ▁of ▁the ▁disease , ▁throwing ▁the ▁city ▁into ▁a ▁pan ic ▁that ▁led ▁some ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁to ▁fle e . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁went ▁up ▁the ▁mountain , ▁bel ieving ▁the ▁climate ▁would ▁offer ▁some ▁protection ▁against ▁the ▁disease . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ep ide mic ▁passed , ▁many ▁people ▁compla ined ▁about ▁the ▁incon ven ient ▁and ▁complicated ▁travel ▁up ▁the ▁mountain , ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁El mo ▁Turn pi ke ▁( O chs ▁Highway ) ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁town . ▁ ▁Tw enti eth - century ▁tour ist ▁bo om ▁ ▁The ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁saw ▁some ▁wealth y ▁business men ▁sett le ▁perman ently ▁on ▁the ▁mountain , ▁but ▁its ▁att raction ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁destination ▁also ▁grew . ▁ ▁Entre pr ene urs ▁— ▁among ▁them ▁Gar net ▁Carter , ▁J . ▁B . ▁P ound , ▁O . ▁B . ▁Andrew s ,