Cabin log Wall Art
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The cabin of Carter Shields Place makes a beautiful autumn setting as it may of been around 1830 or 40’s.It’s location is on the Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It’s preserved by the Park Service and an example of early Appalachian structures.The Great Smoky Mountain N.P. not only preserves the flora and fauna but a way of life http://www.redbubble.com/people/suddath/art/126777-12-mingus-mill-viii
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This is a reinactment of pioneer days. She is kneading bread. Working by natural light. The picture was taken in Kentucky at a place called the homestead. Also available in Sepia.
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Old miner’s log cabin in Sovereign Hill, Ballarat (Melbourne)
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B&W of Carter Shields cabin located in the Cades Cove area of the Smoky Mountains
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Sepia Toned of a previous…Morning sun filters through the trees at John Olivers Cabin with a few dogwoods in the background…..The Oliver’s bought land in the Cove in 1826 and this cabin site remained in the family until the Park was established. The house is typical of many found on the eastern frontier in the mid-1850s, and reflects the skills and techniques brought into the mountains by descendants of British and European immigrants…..Split-rail fences require much more timber than other types of fences, and so are not common in areas where wood is scarce or expensive. However, they are very simple in their construction, and can be assembled with few tools even on hard or rocky ground. They also can be built without using any nails or other hardware; such hardware was often scarce in frontier locations.These fences are sometimes refered to as Worm Fence due to the back and forth placements…This cabin is located on the Cades Cove Loop Road, in the Great Smoky Mountain N.P.
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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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Morning sun filters through the trees at John Olivers Cabin with a few dogwoods in the background…The cabin is almost completly surrounded by split-rail fence also…...The Oliver’s bought land in the Cove in 1826 and this cabin site remained in the family until the Park was established. The house is typical of many found on the eastern frontier in the mid-1850s, and reflects the skills and techniques brought into the mountains by descendants of British and European immigrants. This cabin is located on the Cades Cove Loop Road, in the Great Smoky Mountain N.P.
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Step back in time. Enjoy the beautiful fall view they had from their backyard. This is a part of the Mountain Farm Museum, in the Great Smoky Mountains…. This is the Davis-Queen house. It was moved to this location from the Thomas Divide area on Indian Creek in NC. It was built around 1899, and is made of chestnut. Saw mills were around at this time so a frame house would have been possible but John Davis chose to build a log home…..The Meathouse off to the left was usually located close to the main house. This one came from Little Cataloochee, NC….Pork was one of the main meats of the early Appalachians. They had verities of wild meats and other farm animals as they do today, but the good old hog was what went mostly in the meathouse…. Some may call these smokehouses as this was a way of keeping the meat also. They would hang the meat in the building and build a smoky fire for a week or more. This could give a wonderful flavor to the meat but also produced a chemical reaction to the meat that helps preserve it from bugs and bacteria. Another method was to salt cure the meat. This was done by covering the meat with salt. It would then be placed on shelves or in some type of container. Once the salt was soaked into the meat it would slow down bacteria. Both methods was done in cold weather so the meat wouldn’t spoil till it had time to cure….The picket fence was often used around yards and gardens, back then they didn’t fence the farm animals in but out so they could roam the mountain and forest for food. A froe or mallet was often used to hand split the paling. The pointed to discouraged the chickens from standing on the….. The bare tree in the center was a walnut tree, which provides a mix of things from dyes to a food source….The museum is located at the visitor center at the Cherokee NC entrance to the Smokies. It includes must the building from that era. These were moved from different area of the park, The barn is the only original structure that was here to start with. From time to time you will see those dressed from this time period doing various chores.
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John Oliver Place in Cades Cove on a frosty fall morning. Built in the 1820’s, it’s the oldest log home in Cades Cove. Nov, 2007
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Tucked away in the shadows of the Smoky Mountains, is Noah Ogle’s Place. Built abound 1880 by Noah an Cindy Ogle the closed section was built 1st.The far end section was built after having kids. turning it from a single pen to a saddlebag design. Through the efforts of the National Park Service, this historic Appalachian cabin has been preserved. This is located on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park,outside of Gatlinburg,Tennessee,USA
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One may wonder why after building one of the finest houses in the Cove, they didn’t tear down the old one. Since they lived in the end of the 19th century it would be hard to know for sure. We can surmise reasons from what we know of that era. Those that ventured into the mountains were a resourceful people. They were prone to not waste anything or taking anything for granted. What they had they got by the sweat they put in it. Perhaps they were more worried about heating the main house up cooking a meal or canning, than they were of the appearance of Matilda’s cabin. Maybe they wanted room for kids later on or a place for strangers to sleep. It could be used for a warm place for some of the livestock; it would a beat milking the cow in the freezing barn. We may never know what they used it for, for it had many possibilities. We know times were hard and you usually worked from “can see” to “can’t see”, septine on Sundays. They lived off what they could provide their selves. Perhaps they just left it to remind them of how good they did have it…..more info on these cabins can be found on the other images of the same place….made in Cades Cove, GSMNP !
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Big difference in probably one of the worst built and best built cabins in the Smokies the smaller shabbier cabin of Matilda’s was hurriedly thrown together. The larger very well built cabin was built by Henry Whitehead after he married her….. There is always room for improvement wheatear it be in buildings, our own lives or our photography/Arts. So often we get hung up on our way being best. Usually it is only best for us. Never be afraid to try and do different things, ya never know it could be a big improvement in your on life/works…The planks on the end of the big cabin was placed over the sawn logs on this side of the cabin. This was the side that caught most the bad weather and improved the weather ability of it. The sawn logs already were masterfully crafted but Henry saw they could be improved upon…………More on Henry’s place are found with other photos of this place images below are also links. The Smokehouse can be seen in the far back side of the cabins.
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Photograph: Home is where the heart is / Photographed: 2007 Clinton BC / Series: Home Sweet Home / - / If you would like one of the other photos available, please contact me, I’ll be happy to post it for you. to view other photos in my viewfinder collection please visit: / http://www.flickr.com/photos/highlandghillie and / http://highlandghillie.etsy.com Viewfinder photographs are truly unique. / They have a distinct look of vintage photos – rounded corners, soft focus, specks of dust and dirt. / The black borders are a part of the photograph and will be visible.
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A view of the Tipton Place from inside the double pen corn crib. I remember as a child playing hide an seek an peeping around the corner to see if I was close to being found. Early American children had little time to play but I’m sure they had time for games. Perhaps too they snuck out to the corn crib to smoke or take a few swallers of moonshine. Maybe the missus didn’t approve of those vises an dad was the one watching out from the corn crib….side notes here the structure in front back of the fence is the wood shed and the roof ya see back of the place is where they keep there bees which were very profitable.
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The Whitehead Place, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, USA These cabins are tucked away on a road I missed on my first visit to Cades Cove. I did not know the story and was amazed at how small the cabin in the back was, the door was so short my mother of 5’7” towered above it and had to duck to go inside. The story of Matilda Shields is a sad one with a happy ending. The tiny cabin is a testament of how folks in the cove cared for one another in times of trouble. Matilda and her small son were abandoned by her husband, the baby’s father. Matilda’s brothers worked very quickly to buid this cabin for her protection and shelter. This is the most rugged cabin remaining in the Cove, as it was built very quickly of rough-hewn logs with a felling axe and rubble used to contruct the chimney. In time Matilda was re-married the widower Henry Whitehead who in 1898, out of love and sympathy built her one of the nicest log homes in Cades Cove. Matilda and Henry Whitehead’s new Smokies home had a brick chimney, unheard of in Cades Cove at the time. In Cades Cove if you wanted bricks you had to make them yourself. The process was accomplished by finding clay soil, and digging and then filling a hole with water. The surrounding clay soil was then scrapped and stirred with a hoe until thick and smooth. Then the wet clay was put into molds where the bricks were dried. Afterwards the bricks were fired to make them durable. Later Henry stacked his bricks with mortar into one of the first chimneys in Cades Cove. / The rest of their Cades Cove cabin was made of square-sawed logs that were finely finished inside to be smooth and attractive. In fact the cabin was so nice that it looked very much like the frame homes which were soon to become fashionable when the first sawmills were constructed in Cades Cove. The couple’s masterpiece was especially warm according to Cades Cove standards as square log construction was naturally well insulated by approximately four inches thick walls and practically no space between the logs. The Henry and Matilda Whitehead place is the only square-sawed log home to remain in Cades Cove as well as the only one left in the entire Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It is considered a transition house from the early Cades Cove cabins to the modern frame homes that later were popular in Cades Cove. Cades Cove Collection – Smoky Mountain National Park, USA > Companion Piece
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A Time to Relax, and Be Thankful For The Many Blessings We Have, and to Share Good Food, Good Fun, with Good Friends, and Family! / Simple Fall Scenic Decorations on Log Cabin Porch, and Breezeway.
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Built abound 1880 by Noah an Cindy Ogle the closed section was built 1st.The far end section was built after having kids.turning it from a single pen to a saddle bag design.The Barn on the hill played a vital part in making a living.The shot was taken from the area the garden at once was. This is located on the Roaring Fork Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park sepia tones can be adjusted upon request
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This is the John Oliver Place as seen from Cades Cove Loop Rd.,GSMNP.John Oliver arrived in the park before 1820.I had a sence of how lonely they may of been when taking this shot,and how everyday was a challenge for survival.This put into perspective of how small we really are.
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The cabin at Jim Bales Place is an example of a single pen cabin. It was a one room with a fireplace. The cabin itself is The Alex Cole Cabin from the Sugarlands area.It was decided by the park service it better matched the corn crib an barn of Jim Bales which are original.This would be more representive of the early Appalachian days here.The house that was there when the park service obtained it, was one that was built as the farm was handed down through the years.It was a modern frame house known as the “Fancy House” / This is located on the Roaring Fork Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
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The cabins here on the Henry Whitehead place shows what can be accomplished with determination. The newer log house, built in 1898. From logs sawn square at a nearby mill, a tight-fitting crib was built with hardly any spaces left to chink. The corners are worked to near perfection. Most of the interior log faces, ceiling joists and boards were dressed with a hand plane. How many endless strokes brought them up to this smoothness? The wall toward the prevailing wind was weather boarded to keep out wind and rain, and to preserve the chinking. A brick chimney, rare for the Smokies, was made of brick molded and fired on the property. A transition house, this one is a beautiful blend of log work and sawmills technology. By contrast, the older cabin was built almost entirely with a felling axe under emergency circumstances. Rough-hewn logs with jagged ends and the rubble stone chimney show the hastiest kind of construction.Its also a little on the uneven side.Lots of things needed done before winter set in.If you spent to long makeing a shelter you and your stock,if you had any,may starve or frezze to death. This pair of dwellings represents about the roughest and finest of log construction in the Smokies. They are located in the Cades Cove Section of the Great Smoky Mountains
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