, ▁located ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁mountain , ▁was ▁bare ly ▁accessible ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁r utt ed ▁turn pi ke ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁by ▁Colonel ▁James ▁A . ▁Wh ites ide . ▁ ▁Wh ites ide , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Dan ville , ▁Kentucky , ▁owned ▁a ▁summer ▁home ▁which ▁he ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁hotel ▁with ▁several ▁c ott ages . ▁Natural ists ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁visited ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁such ▁as ▁Brad ford ▁Tor rey , ▁thought ▁the ▁c ott ages ▁spo iled ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁cheap ▁resort . ▁ ▁Wh ites ide ▁had ▁purchased ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁mountain ' s ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁Another ▁wealth y ▁Ch att ano og an , ▁Robert ▁C rav ens , ▁had ▁purchased ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁C rav ens ▁was ▁also ▁instrument al ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁he ▁built ▁( the ▁C rav ens ▁House ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁families ▁regularly ▁summer ed ▁on ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁Look out ▁Mountain ' s ▁Sun set ▁Rock ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁photo ▁shop ▁of ▁J B ▁L inn . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Union ▁forces ▁under ▁Major ▁General ▁Joseph ▁Hook er ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁mountain , ▁L inn ▁gained ▁access ▁to ▁Sun set ▁Rock ▁(