By the population of the area had already swelled to Cades Cove offers the widest variety of historic buildings of any area in the national park. Scattered along the loop road are three churches, a working grist mill, barns, log houses, and many other faithfully restored eighteenth and nineteenth century structures.
Pick up the self-guiding tour booklet available at the entrance to the loop road for information about the buildings you'll see in the cove and the people who lived here. Wildlife Viewing. White-tailed deer, black bears, coyotes, turkeys and other wildlife are frequently spotted in the open valley of Cades Cove. Wildlife viewing tips. Numerous trails originate in the cove, including the five-mile roundtrip trail to Abrams Falls and the short Cades Cove Nature Trail.
Longer hikes to Thunderhead Mountain and Rocky Top made famous by the popular song also begin in the cove. Download a park trail map. Visitor Center. The Eastern Band of Cherokee reclaimed some of their lands in the s. Today this is the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina. By , the Cades Cove settler population had reached , but as Americans moved westward, this number shrank. When the park was created, most lands were purchased and only those with leases were allowed to remain until these agreements terminated.
The last resident, Kermit Caughron, died in , thus ending the period of settlement in Cades Cove. Cades Cove was once a remote place in the Great Smoky Mountains. It was once known as "Kate's Cove" after an Indian chief's wife. The Cove drew the Cherokee Nation in again and again with it's abundant wildlife and good hunting.
Beginning in the 's, Europeans settled in the Cades Cove valley and created a self-sustaining community. The settlers built homes, barns, churches, schoolhouses and more as the population grew. The land was rich and fertile, creating the perfect environment for farming and growing crops.
Though the Cove was generally a self sustaining community, pioneers bought things from Maryville such as medicine and remedies such as camphorated oil, catnip tea, castor oil, or epsom salts. As time went by, general stores such as the Giles Gregory store sprang up in Cades Cove where medicine, seeds, sugar, kerosene, yard goods and hardware supplies. Products could be purchased with money or by trading products such as eggs.
Still, the larger town of Maryville had a more appealing selection and so the trips from the Cades Cove continued. If on a trip to Maryville, the family was selling rather than buying, chances are they were selling chestnuts which grew in abundance in Cades Cove.
Unfortunately disease eventually killed the majestic chestnut groves. In , the states of Tennessee and North Carolina were well underway in purchasing land that would eventually become the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was at this time that they purchased the land north of Cades Cove.
Also, Cades Cove has so many wonderful activities to offer you and your family that it will be definitely worth the drive. Cades Cove is the most popular spot within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and it is something that you and your family are not going to want to miss out on.
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