Elijah Oliver Place II
Constructed in 1866 by Elijah Oliver.He was the son of John Oliver and born in the cove in 1824. His original farm was destroyed during the U.S. Civil War by Confederate marauders. This cabin is considered a dog-trot cabin sence it has a breezeway between the main house and kitchen.People in the cove didn’t turn away strangers who may need food or a place to spend the night.The closed in portion of the front porch was a “stranger room” Elijah built for this reason.This cabin is located a short hike from the Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountain NP
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Curtiss Simpson
Nice shot love the sepia tone perfect for this type of image !
Joyce Dickens,...
This is wonderful Gary…......beautiful piece of history…......the tones and lighting here are perfect….
Ellen
Really nice image in sepia color, well done!
GerryMac
excellent capture Gary! great as a BW!
Mary Campbell
Wow, interesting place. Great job with the sepia effect it’s perfect.
Sherrianne Talon
Another gorgeous one! How many of these do you have hanging on your wall? I hope a few!!!
jlynn
Great composition and tone,,, Excellent image!!
Danielle Daven...
Great vantage point Gary… turned out fantastic! :-)
Tim Denny
Another great shot Gary, good job
Lisa G. Putman
I really love this one, Gary. Great angle, and I love that you’ve included enough of the setting to show it’s surrounding woodlands. Beautifully done!
Seth Weaver
Great shot of this cabin and wonderful write up. These people were so smart to build a cabin with a “strangers room.” Always sharing what little they had with anyone in need. The Bible Belt at work!
Lori Peters
A quaint old home. We have a few of these houses/cabins left from when the pioneers came west. Great picture, Gary.
TRussotto
Amazing image. Thank you for the story behing the image.
Joanne Bradley
I amazed at the beauty and quality of construction of the old homesteads!
Virginia McGowan
wonderful, love the story.
jase8812
Magic capture !
DaveBassett
Nice one Gary – great job with the toning.
navybrat
i always have been a sucker for old homesteads !! beautiful work !!!
amarica
Great shot Gary and well done information.
kcranmer
Beautiful find gary I love old architecture!
Antanas
Great capture, beautiful view
David Geoffrey...
AWESOME shot love it!!!
photosbylefty
this is so pretty, love the sepia treatment
J W Baker
You have a great eye – I love this image!
joan warburton
You have composed this beautifully and the sepia is perfect!
Franklin Lindsey
God may we preserve these places forever!
Di Jenkins
wonderful history – wonderful shot!
Jeff VanDyke
Congrats on your Homepage feature!!! Great shot!!
ericb
Great to see you featured on the home page, Gary!
Congratulations.
Philip Johnson
congrats on home page Gary
lefty1
the sepia tone really set sthe mood for this photo, congrats on it making the home page Gary! excellent photo!
T. Wall ~Throu...
Stunning work!
Nelson Campbell
It’s nice to see the shot of this place – well done and congrats.