Forefathers
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Carter Shields Cabin,Cades Cove,Great Smoky Mountain National Park
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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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Col. Hamp Tipton had this house built after the Civil War. He lived across the mountain but 2 of his daughters lived here for a time. They taught school there in the cove. Later a blacksmith James McCaulley rented it till he could get his own place. It is located on the Cades Cove Loop Rd.,in the Great Smoky Mountains NP.It is an example of the late 1800’s Appalachian home place.The covering seen behind the house on the right side was where the bee hives were kept. Honey was a valuable trade item.
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Sales of this Design? – 3 sales so far :) / ‘Beach Series’ card by Karin Taylor Whale Dancers is a mixed media production using ink, charcoal, acrylics and pastels, on a canvas textured paper. As the native girls dance, the whales hear the music of their forefathers and surface….just like in the movie ‘Whale Rider’
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Col. Hamp Tipton had this house built after the Civil War. He lived across the mountain but 2 of his daughters lived here for a time. They taught school there in the cove. Later a blacksmith James McCaulley rented it till he could get his own place. It is located on the Cades Cove Loop Rd., in the Great Smoky Mountains NP. It is an example of the late 1800’s Appalachian home place.Also in the shot is the smokehouse and picket fence
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A hay rake drawn by horse came onto the scene in the 1800’s. This made the process of collecting hay much more efficient. The horse drawn rake could collect about 8 times a much as someone raking by hand. This lead to more hay gathered to feed the stock and more time to do other chores, before winter set in….Also pictured is a split-rail fence….This rake is located at the homested at the visitors center on the NC entrance to the GSMNP
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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.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 sun is beginning to filter through the trees, and the dogwoods are in full bloom here on this beautiful spring morn at the John Oliver Place………….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…….American chestnut was the tree of choice until wire fencing became cheaper and the chestnut blight eliminated this tree…….. The distance between either the zigs or the zags was 16½ feet or one rod. A landowner could then count the zigs or the zags along the side and end of his field and determine the number of square rods in a field which in turn told him how many acres the field contained. One hundred sixty square rods is one acre, so a field ten rods times sixteen rods was an acre.
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The corn crib at the Tipton place is an example of a double pen corn crib, larger than average, and having a driveway through the center. This not only provided a way to conveniently unload the wagon but allowed for extra air to flow through the crib. The hewn log sides were left with open spaces to allow air to circulate through the corn, both allowing it to dry initially and helping it to stay dry…The roofing is known as shackes, which are wooden shingles usually split from leftover parts of logs ….Behind the crib is the edge of a cantalever barn unique to this part of the country……This shot was taken on Cades Cove Loop Road in The Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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At The Mountain Farm Museum,most of the structures were built in the late 19th century and were moved here in the 1950s. The Davis-Queen House offers a rare chance to view a log house built from chestnut wood before the chestnut blight decimated the American Chestnut in our forests during the 1930s and early 1940s. The museum is adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center,On the NC side of Hwy.441 in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The Davis/Queen house was originally located on Thomas Divide north of Bryson City along Indian Creek. Beginning about 1900, it was built by John E. Davis over a period of a couple years. The house was constructed from American chestnut trees. About 1917 the Davis’ sold their farm to a neighboring family, Joe Thad Queens, who owned the house at the time the land was purchased for inclusion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It has been described as “the finest example of the large log house in the park.” Davis was a master craftsman who built the house with the aid of his two boys. He “matched” the log walls by splitting a tree in half and using the resulting timbers on opposite sides of the structure. In addition to other duties, his sons, ages 8 and 4, respectively, collected stones for the chimney using a sled and oxen. It is the only log house in the Smokies with a decorative shingle pattern underneath the eaves. Poplar and Chestnut were usually used for the logs in the cabin due how they resist rot and decay.Oak was usually used for the shakes as it split, stright and thin, easier.
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This church was organized in the 1820s with services held in a log building until the building of this structure. The Methodists were not as numerous as the dominant Baptists here, and often depended on a circuit riding preacher. Another church, Hopewell Methodist, is marked only by a cemetery today was across the cove. The Civil War caused division in the church so several started going to Hopewell. In 1902 this structure and its furnishings were reportedly the work of one man. J. D. McCampbell, a blacksmith and carpenter, built it in 115 days of $115. Afterward, he became its preacher for many years. The two doors are a result of the plans used to build this structure. In some churches ladies and children entered through the left door, and men through the right one. A divider separated the two groups, causing frustration among courting couples. They are no indication they practiced this separation here.
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The church house in the early days not only served as a place of worship but of a gathering place for the community. It was a place to meet and get caught up on the area happenings or for singles to meet possible mates. In many areas it would serve as a school a few months a year. In 1902 this structure and its furnishings were reportedly the work of one man. J. D. McCampbell, a blacksmith and carpenter, built it in 115 days of $115. Afterward, he became its preacher for many years. It is located in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park There are not many records of the early Methodist Church. The Cades Cove Methodist Church is included among those of the Holston Conference’s Little River Circuit in 1830.The cemetery contains at least 100 graves and is the second oldest church cemetery in the Cove. Methodists were not as dominant as Baptists in the Cove, but they served the community well.
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A Sepia Version of a previous image Most of the structures were built in the late 19th century and were moved here in the 1950s. The Davis-Queen House offers a rare chance to view a log house built from chestnut wood before the chestnut blight decimated the American Chestnut in our forests during the 1930s and early 1940s. The museum is adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center,On the NC side of Hwy.441 in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The Davis/Queen house was originally located on Thomas Divide north of Bryson City along Indian Creek. Beginning about 1900, it was built by John E. Davis over a period of a couple years. The house was constructed from American chestnut trees. About 1917 the Davis’ sold their farm to a neighboring family, Joe Thad Queens, who owned the house at the time the land was purchased for inclusion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It has been described as “the finest example of the large log house in the park.” Davis was a master craftsman who built the house with the aid of his two boys. He “matched” the log walls by splitting a tree in half and using the resulting timbers on opposite sides of the structure. In addition to other duties, his sons, ages 8 and 4, respectively, collected stones for the chimney using a sled and oxen. It is the only log house in the Smokies with a decorative shingle / pattern underneath the eaves.
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This is the John Oliver Place in the GSMNP.It is always so lonely and peaceful to me design and image © 2008 Gary L. Suddath
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FEELING THE SPIRIT
by Sally OmarFeeling the Spirit / Stirring inside / Allowing it to appear / No longer hide / Hearing the drums / Of long ago / Wanting to stay / Yet wanting…
/ Inspired by Jo Hoden’s “Feeling the Spirit”...please check out Jo Hoden’s other / awesome artwork on the RB
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There is one word that is expressed this day for America. One word that so many have not been able to embrace because of their struggles and oppression. Because of this one word, wars have been fought and boundary lines erased and created, The word is … FREEDOM! Now that we have it perhaps is it time to work on another …. TOLERANCE. What our forefathers envisioned let us take one step forward. Happy 4th of July everyone.
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Even though most pioneer cabins didn’t have gutters this may seem like a new idea. In 1066 the Norman invasion instigated a massive rebuilding of English towns and churches. Grand buildings have stone roofs and parapets, which lead to gutters and gargoyles to throw the water clear. These early settlers had probably seen gutters of one sort or nother by the time they got here but most evidently didn’t feel the need for them. The gutter here is on The Queen-Davis House,GSMNP. Built by John E. Davis who was a master craftsman who built the house with the aid of his two boys. Noah Ogle had used a similar type troth to run water from a spring to his back porch. These were a group of people that used what they had around them to make places to live and tools to work with. The food they had was buy trading their crafts or hunting/growing. They by far weren’t a unlearned class of people but very able to adapt to what ever change life threw at them.
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Organized in 1680, St. Philip’s was founded the year the colonist moved to the peninsula from swampy Charles Towne. The present church dates to 1838; its lofty eight-sided steeple once held a light that guided sailors to Charleston’s port. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church is a Charleston landmark and houses the oldest congregation in South Carolina. This church is the third building to house the congregation Sepia tone and noise for a vintage feel
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Come sit a spell here out back of the house. Take the time to reflect on the day or which corn cob will be softest. Wonder when the next Sears catalog will arrive. Sit a spell take a load off your feet, in more ways than one. To a lot of the early pioneers a outhouse was a convenience. We may think it as a crude place to go, but it was a lot better than a back of a tree in the hallor. So remember the next time you go set a spell. You want need to look under the seat for spiders. Probably want have to worry about snakes or other critters there to greet you. You want have to worry about your bare other regions exposed to the bitter cold. An don’t be complaining if the air freshener has ran out. Our forefathers place to sit a spell was a bit less refined than what we have now. The outhouse was thought to have come about in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were outback of the inns in Europe. Due to a lot of people not being able to read they used symbols to make “his” & “hers”. A sun or star was most often used for men and a crescent moon for women. These also provided the air freshener in the way of a breeze. Taken at The Mountain Farm Muesum, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Great Smoky Mountains…this outhouse is also seen in Golden Morn II on the lower right side.
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Honey was an important item for the early settlers of the mountains. It could be a food source, used as sweetener, or bartered in trade. Bees being close by also helped the pollination of the crops and fruit trees. The early Appalachian pioneers apiary consisted from hives mostly made from the black gum tree. Hence the name beegums, instead of hives…… These trees worked great because they were mostly holler when they were older. They would be cut to desired size, and then further hollowed out with a long chisel. Holes would be bored across from each other, usually four. Then sticks placed thru the holes to either side. This gave the honeycombs some stabilization. A hole would be cut near the bottom for the bees to enter. The top was leveled and a flat board placed on top. Then a slanted board for roofing to keep the rain out or a shed built over it. They would be set up on a platform off the ground……. Honeybees are thought to have been imported during the colonial period from England. The Native Americans seeing honeybees knew that more settlers were encroaching to their lands. They were in tuned with nature and noticed a difference immediately….. Besides the honey, the beeswax would also be used for candles and waterproofing……These beegums are located at the Mountain Farm Museum on the Cherokee side of the Great Smoky Mountains The finding and collection of bees is a whole other story
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I do some of my shots in sepia. Those I do, I also post the color version and visa versa. The next half dozen or so postings will be the counter part to an already posted shot. Please indulge the repetitiousness of a few images, as some prefer one over the other and I try to please. The outhouse was thought to have come about in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were outback of the inns in Europe. Due to a lot of people not being able to read they used symbols to make “his” & “hers”. A sun or star was most often used for men and a crescent moon for women. These also provided the air freshener in the way of a breeze….Some of the more humorous times around the outhouse was around Halloween in this country. Kids pulling pranks would turn them over. For time to time they would be occupied. One elderly fellor had enough. One Halloween he moved the outhouse forward a few feet. It wasn’t long till he heard crys for help, and figured he knew where. His guess was right as he found a young man waist deep in the deposits of the outhouse, trapped with no way to climb out. Taken at The Mountain Farm Muesum, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Great Smoky Mountains…outhouse is also seen in Golden Morn II.
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My cesspool of knowledge about little red wagons has been spent on the previous images of this marvelous mode of transporting. For millenniums people have used the wagon in some form or another for transporting of goods and people. It wasn’t until the last couple centuries a self powered version came on the scene. The idea caught on quickly form the 1st steam powered buggies to all the wide range of transportation we have today. The improvements of the millenniums are nothing to compare with the rapid increase of technology in the past 200 years. I often wonder to what extent these rapid improvements in technology have degraded our ways of life. Are out morals and since of family what they use to be? Have our standards and codes of conduct decreased from what they were when wagons and sleds were the preferred mode of moving goods form place to place…..This wagon is sitting on the Tipton Place in Cades Cove ,Great Smoky Mountain NP
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STOLEN LAND
by Sally Omari often think / a very sad thought / this land we live on / was stolen..not bought / we live on the blood / that was dripped into the soil / by…
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Ricardo Perez, jr Voice of The Forefathers
by happyfeet5He is a man of many nations / where through him his forefathers speak their voices / Voices of the Past, Voices of the Present, Voices of t…
/ When I first met Ricardo, I was immediately attracted to him though I didn’t know him quite well. Now I know my heart was correct for though he speaks his mind, he has a gentle heart. The little things that I found about him inspired me to write this, and especially his Wanted Add, Smile For you Iris
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