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This Overhang or Cantilever Barn was moved from its original location near Seymour in Sevier County, Tennessee. The extreme eastern part of Tennessee, in and near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is one of the few regions in the country where this type of barn is found. The rocky, steep terrain with few level building sites made it practical to build a larger structure as this on a smaller foundation. Leave a Comment
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This bark grinder was used by pioneer settlers for crushing the bark of trees to obtain tannin, a necessary ingredient in the tanning of animal hides. A mule would be used to power the grinder, walking around in circles to turn the heavy stone. Leave a Comment
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This magnificant old building which houses the Appalachian Hall of Fame. It contains numerous displays devoted to relics belonging to notable, historic, famous, interesting, colorful and unusual folk from the surrounding region. Also on display are hundreds of early hand-made musical instruments, an extensive Indian artifact collection, and dozens of other exhibits.
I have spent hours in this building, loved every minute of it, and still needed more time. If this were the sum total of the museum it would be worth the admission price - but your tour has hardly begun. Leave a Comment
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This one-room, dirt-floored structure was used by 20th Century Fox as the frontier home of Daniel Boone in the TV series for CBS called Young Dan'l Boone. It is an authentic pioneer log cabin, built in the New River Section of Anderson County, Tennessee, in the early 1800's. It is fully furnished with the earliest frontier pioneer artifacts. Leave a Comment
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Mark Twain's Family Cabin, moved here from 'Possum Trot, Tennessee, once served as the home of Mark Twain's parents and some of their children. The famous writer and humorist was born some five months after the family left Tennessee in 1835, so it is likely he was conceived in this cabin.
There is a little corn crib adjacent to the cabin that came from an isolated area in the Kentucky mountains. Leave a Comment
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This very small one room log schoolhouse was moved from nearby Tater Valley, Tennessee. It is completely furnished in the manner of an early mountain school, including chalk board, desks, wall maps and a pot bellied stove. Leave a Comment
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If you follow the signs off of I-75 to the "Museum of Appalachia", you will be pleasantly surprised. It is a large expanse of land with live animals and a number of buildings that serve to show how the people lived and some of the artifacts associated with the folks of appalachia. I think it was about $10/adult and free for smaller children. There were chicken, turkeys, peacocks, sheep, horses, roosters and other animals to see up close. Also, one building had several musicians playing folk tunes on typical instruments. You could spend a few hours here and it'd be well worth your time.
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About 1900 ft long and 250 ft high, this dam holds back the Cinch River to form Norris Lake and prevents seasonal river floods down stream. The Tennessee Valley Authority had this constructed (with much controversy) in the 1930's.
I wasn't much impressed with the dam. We have ones similar in Upstate New York. But it does make for a pleasant one hour outing if the weather cooperates. Take a camera and shoot a few picks. The scenery is good and the place is quiet (except in spring when the water is rushing.
Information about the lake behind the dam can be found at:
http://www.norrislakeinfo.com/lakeinfo.shtml Directions: I-75 exit to route 61, take route 61 (Andersonville hwy) east to US441 (Norris Freeway). Wind around north then east on US441 to dam site (few signs, you may need to ask locals for directions like we did)Website: http://www.tva.gov/sites/norris.htm
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Just north of Norris Dam is a nice state park where you can spend a restful afternoon contemplating your navel.
The park facilities include public restrooms and water fountains, camping area (under 50 sites), picnic areas, cabins, boating marina (with launch dock), pavillions for rent.
Take a camera and get some beautiful pics of hills and valleys (never been there in fall but it must be outstanding then).
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This outdoor museum was nicely landscaped and had good access path/sidewalks. They did not advertise handicap access but most of the areas were easily approached on paved/cemented walks.
The day we were there was early in the tourist season and we were self-guided. Groups can purchase a guided tour. Most of the objects are well-identified but the guides are knowledgeable about the history of the places and probably make the walk more interesting.
There were structures brought in and reconstructed on site from all over the Tennessee mountain area. Homes, cabins, barns, drying sheds, a building filled with farm implements collected over the last 150 years. There are live animals, a working farm and on scheduled weekends, there are live actors/artists (painters, fiddlers, singers, quilters).
We spent over two hours (moving at a fair clip) just to see all there was to see. We could probably have spent at least another other if there had been a guide with his spiel. We used two single-use cameras (48 pictures) and probably could have used one more. The general scenery is great and the place is very very quiet.
Cost was $10 per person (AAA 2003) and the visit was well worth the price.
There was a gift shop (ca-ching ca-ching) and a cafeteria with great homemade soups and pies. The people were very friendly (my wife talked to one staff person for a half-hour about grandkids). The weather can be a bit cooler so a sweater might be advisable. Address: 2819 andersonville hwy, route 61, Norris, TNDirections: I-75 to exit 122, take route 61 east and look for signsWebsite: www.museumofappalachia.com
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