The very name gives the key to its mental outlook.

The Wautauga colony was one of the last founded in North Carolina--in the extreme west, on a plateau of the Great Smoky Mountains; it was always famous for the energy and independence of its people.

The word "Wautauga" therefore suggested the breaker of tradition; and it provided a stimulating name for Page's group of young spiritual and economic pathfinders.

The Wautauga Club had a brief existence of a little more than two years, the period practically covering Page's residence in the state; but its influence is an important fact at the present time.

It gave the state ideas that afterward caused something like a revolution in its economic and educational status.