Wear Cove
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Wear Cove is a valley in southwestern Sevier County, Tennessee. It runs parallel to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park just to its south. Like other park border regions, the history and economy o
Coves of the northeast Great Smoky Mountains
Aaron Crowson's grave at Crowson Cemetery in Wears Valley
The Peter Brickey House, constructed ca. 1808
Headrick Chapel, constructed in 1902
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
Wear Cove
…and exposes the younger Paleozoic limestone beneath. The northern rim of the Smokies is dotted with limestone coves, the most well-known of which are Cades Cove and Tuckaleechee Cove. Limestone coves contain very fertile soil which lured early settlers. Wear Cove is hemmed in by Cove Mountain to the southeast…
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