I Mentioned Walhalla

I mentioned Walhalla, which must connect, in some minds, Valhalla, the home of slain heroes of Nordic mythology. Walhalla was founded about 1850 by an ex-mayor of Charleston; a man of German heritage. He decided that he could attract many people to immigrate to this mountainous region (and buy land from him) and may feel it to be similar to some regions of the Alps. The area seemed to have the potential to become prosperous in that there was a planned railroad that was to pass through the edge of the city and it should become a major trade route.
If you have ever had to endure multiple groups of eight to twelve year old girls "clogging" at some festival, Walhalla is one of the major causes of this: clogging evolved from a traditional German dance in wooden shoes that was preserved through the years in Walhalla.
The nearby Stumphouse Mountain is the site of the attempted tunnel.