Cades Cove Historic District - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
N 35° 36.398 W 083° 46.691
17S E 248339 N 3943873
Cades Cove Historic District - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
Waymark Code: WMCDFE
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2011
Views: 12
Cades Cove Historic District is a 2500 acre mountain valley surrounded by 4000 - 5000 foot mountains. It was settled in the early 1800s. The Cove contains an 11 mile one-way loop road that takes the visitor past numerous historic structures including cabins and out buldings, three churches, a working gristmill, and several cemeteries. The Cove is an excellent place to view wildlife including black bears, white-tail deer, and wild turkeys. Wildflowers are abundant in the spring. Leaf colors are spectacular in the fall.
Cades Cove is at the end of Laurel Creek Road, a 7-mile drive from Hwy 73. Hwy 73 enters GSMNP from Townsend, TN on the west. Coords were taken near the entrance to the Cades Cove Loop Road. There are numerous waymarks in the Cove.
County / Borough / Parish: Blount County
Year listed: 1977
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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