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> The Cable Barn of the Cantilever design, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, USA Large barns were common in Cades Cove because of the considerable number of transient and resident livestock. The loft of this one would hold many tons of hay and fodder. The large overhang sheltered many head of animals and sundry farm equipment, without posts to get in the way of traffic. Cantilever barns are nineteenth-century vernacular farm structures found principally in two East Tennessee counties, Sevier and Blount. Their characteristic feature is an overhang, or cantilever, which supports a large second-story loft atop one or more log cribs on the base story. In studies of mountain buildings made in the early 1960s, Henry Glassie identified these barns as characteristic of the southern highlands, indicating that they were found in North Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia. In the 1980s fieldwork by Marian Moffett and Lawrence Wodehouse found only six cantilever barns in Virginia and another three in North Carolina. By contrast, 316 cantilever barns were located in East Tennessee, with 183 in Sevier County, 106 in Blount County, and the remaining twenty-seven scattered from Johnson to Bradley Counties. A cantilever barn usually has two log cribs, each measuring about twelve feet by eighteen feet and separated by a fourteen- to sixteen-foot driveway. The topmost logs of each crib extend eight to ten feet out to the barn’s sides, becoming the cantilevered primary supports for a whole series of long secondary cantilevers which run from front to back across the entire length of the barn. A heavy timber frame, aligned over the corners of the cribs and the outer ends of the cantilevers, supports eave beams and heavy purlins, which are the major structural features of the loft. Most barns have a gable roof. Lofts were originally used for storing hay, loaded conveniently from wagons pulled into the driveway between the cribs. Cribs were livestock pens, while the sheltered area under the overhanging loft provided space for storing equipment and grooming animals. Barns still in active use now tend to be used for drying burley tobacco. Most have concealed their distinctive structures behind later enclosures and extensions and so are not obvious from the roadside. Documentary evidence on these barns is very scarce. Most seem to have been built from 1870 to about 1915, by second- or third-generation settlers. Cantilever barns were constructed on self-sufficient farms, where accommodations for seed corn, feed, livestock, and equipment were basic needs. The unusual design may derive from German forebay barns in Pennsylvania, built into the hillside with an overhang along the out-facing side. Pioneer blockhouses in East Tennessee and elsewhere had modest overhangs on all four sides of the upper story, and these may have inspired the shape of later barns. Moffett and Wodehouse have hypothesized that the barns’ form was an invention, pulling together ideas from several sources into an original design that enjoyed local popularity for thirty to fifty years. Cantilever barns used readily available tools, materials, and construction techniques to meet practical needs. A rainy mountain climate with high humidity for much of the year makes protection from damp a continuing challenge, which this design meets nicely. Rain falling on a cantilever barn’s roof drips off the eaves at a distance well removed from the supporting cribs; the overhang protects both structure and livestock, while the space between the cribs works with the continuous vents in the upper loft walls to encourage air circulation, drying the loft’s contents. Other works in the Cade’s Cove Collection: > Companion Piece http://images-1.redbubble.com/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:small/view:preview/1223691-1-the-tipton-place.jpg!:http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/4160293
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Horses in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, USA. > Horses and mules have had a presence in the Cove for well over 150 years. They’ve pulled wagons, hay mowers, buggies, carts, sleds, and plows. Horseback riding is a thrill for visitors today, a necessity for the pioneers of Cades Cove. I love the quiet of the morning as the fog lifts over the valley. The horses seem so peaceful grazing on the valley floor. Other works in the Cades Cove Collection: About Cades Cove: Cades Cove (formally known as Tuckaleechee Cove) is found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA. Cades Cove / was a working farm valley until the 1930’s when the National Park was formed. The Park Service has attempted to recreate the 19th century feel of this farming valley and preserve it for future generations. Before the first white settler arrived on the scene, Cades Cove had been a part of the Cherokee Indians’ domain. Abrams Creek and Abrams Falls are features named for a prominent Cherokee chief named “Old Abram” who at one time lived in a village at Chilhowee on the Little Tennessee River. According to tradition, Old Abram’s wife was named Kate, and Cades (Kate’s) Cove was named after her. Please enjoy these other images:
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The Sevier County Smoky Bears at the 2007 Jamboree.
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Dreams of Glory
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Dollywood
by raindancerwomanDollywood is a fun place. More fun with later hours today.
Dollywood has “After 3, next day free” which is a huge draw. Now later hours will give ya more bang for your buck.
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This is to pay homage to our awesome local football team, The Smoky Bears, at Sevier County High School. / This window is in the section of Dollywood known as Jukebox Junction at Red’s Diner.
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This is straight out of the camera..didn’t even crop :) This is by English Mountain in Sevier County, East Tennessee
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straight out of the camera This is a view toward English Mountain in Sevier county, East Tennessee
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This is located in Sevier County, Tennessee Middle Creek Methodist Church Beginnings: / For many years, Methodist have gathered to praise God near this beautiful spot in Sevier County. Since 1787, Circuit riding preacher served this area. The first Methodist Bishop in America, Rev. Francis Asbury, visited the area 1in 1808. During the early 1800’s, folks from the community and beyond would travel with their horses and wagons to gather here for week-long revivals. By 1822, this location became known as the “Middle Creek Campground.” Services were held under a big tree overlooking the local terrain. Families either camped out for weeks or built temporary log huts. In 1851, land was donated to build the first Middle Creek sanctuary, a log structure. That deed charged the trustees to build a “ Methodist Church or meeting house for the worship of Almighty God.” The stately structure where the church now holds services was dedicated on May 18, 1902. Tradition tells up many local families contributed locally cut timbers and time in the building of the church. Mr Cisco Williams, a carpenter from Sevierville, lead the construction which was completed in 1902. For 100+ years, Middle Creek United Methodist Church has stood as a testament to the fine architectural skills of local craftsmen and as the centerpiece of the once-thriving Middle Creek Community. In the earlier years of the Middle Creek community the Church and School were the center of the Community. Just across the road (Middle Creek) was a train depot and country store. Neither exist any longer, some traces of depressions and graded cuts from the railroad can be fund with some searching. The train — Smoky Mountain Railroad ran from Knoxville to Pigeon Forge. As the population shifts with new roads and subdivisions our history changes. / Info from this site
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Spotted this small barn as I was driving along Chapman Hiway..I liked the menacing sky behind it.. Sky left as is Rest of pic treated with a “Fresco” effect..
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Sevier County Courthouse Sevierville, Tennessee / / / The Sevier County Courthouse was completed on November 10, 1895 with Kenneth McDonald as the supervising architect. This is the fifth courthouse for Sevier County and was built for a little over $22,000. Limestone came from a nearby quarry and Isaac Dockery, a notable African American brick mason in Sevierville, manufactured the bricks. The centerpiece of the courthouse is the Seth Thomas clock which is located in the 130ft tall tower. This clock cost more than $1,300 and is still in flawless operation today. Several finishing touches were made over the next several months and the first court was held on October 5, 1896.
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Blowing Cave Mill in New Center, TN “At the end of the Reconstruction Era Elbert Stephenson Early and his brother William Early relocated to Tennessee from Virginia. The two formed a carpentry business in Sevier County appropriately named “The Early Brothers”. Elbert and William are credited with constructing a number of historic structures in Sevier County, which include, Murphy’s Chapel, the Harrisburg Covered Bridge, and the Blowing Cave Mill. The mill, which replaced a previous mill “Tub Mill”, was completed in the spring or summer of 1880. The mill is located near the head of Flat Creek in the Byrds Cross Roads area of Sevier County, at the foot of English Mountain. The two and a half story frame structure features a raised limestone foundation, a gable roof, and four-over-four wood sash windows. The original wooden waterwheel was replaced with the current 16 ft. Fitz Overshot waterwheel around 1941. The Blowing Cave mill is an excellent example of the flour and corn mills constructed throughout Sevier County in the nineteenth century and is one of the few remaining in Tennessee.”
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Seymour High School run the ball down the feild past Gatlinburg-Pittman,at the first official Smoky Mountain Jamboree featuring the 4 High School teams of Sevier County, Tennessee
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The Sevier County Bears won againt the Pigeon Forge Tigers in this 1st Official Smoky Mountain Jamboree on Friday August 14th, 2009..Playing were the 4 high school of Sevier County.
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The Sevier County Bears won againt the Pigeon Forge Tigers in this 1st Official Smoky Mountain Jamboree on Friday August 14th, 2009..Playing were the 4 high school of Sevier County, Tennessee. SC(purple) Tigers(orange/white)
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Week went quick, I worked 6 days and didnt get to go.. stopped at got this quick shot on the way home.. Sevierville, Tennessee
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This is in the Caton’s Chapel area of Sevier County, Tennessee
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Winterfest lights in Gatlinburg..very pretty at night lit up. / Gatlinburg is in East Tennessee at the entrance to the beautiful Great Smoky Mountain National Park. / Sevierville and Pigeon Forge also join in the winterfest festivities and all 3 cities are lit up with lights now through the end of Feb. / In Feb, Gatlinburg puts up heart shaped lights for Valentines day, as many couples go there to get married in quaint mountain chapels.
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Taken at Fox Cemetery in the English Mountain area of Sevier County, Tennessee on a foggy October morning..
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