Cades Cove
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Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The valley was home to numerous settlers before the formation of the national park. Cades
Becky Cable House
Mountain rising above Cades Cove
View of Cades Cove toward the exit of the 11-mile auto tour
Cades Cove during a total solar eclipse
Townsend, Tennessee
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Townsend is a city in Blount County, Tennessee. The city was chartered in 1921 by persons who were involved with the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company. The population was 550 at the 2020 census
Cades Cove
…Smoky Mountains crest to the south surround the cove, leaving it relatively isolated within the Smokies. As with neighboring limestone windows such as Tuckaleechee to the north and Wear Cove to the east, the weathering of the limestone produced deep, fertile soil, making Cades Cove attractive to early farmers. The…
Townsend at sunrise
Historical marker in Townsend near the site of the Cherokee villages of Tuckaleechee
70-ton Shay engine at the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum
Headrick's River Breeze Motel, which opened in 1979 and remains operational