Cade’s Cove in the Smokey Mountains was settled in the 1820’s by families from East Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina. After clearing land, the settlers built cabins, barns and mills.
Sunset at Ben Morton's Overlook
Tipton Place cabin
This cantilever barn (Tipton Place) is a replica of the original one built in this location.
Built in the 1870's, the Tipton Place was lived in by Lizzie and Lucy Tipton, the daughters of builder "Col. Hamp" Tipton. Lizzie and Lucy taught school in the cove.
Cade's Cove meadow.
Methodist Church (1902) - built in 115 days for $115 by blacksmith and carpenter J.D. McCampbell.
John Oliver Cabin, built in the 1820's is the oldest log home in Cades's Cove.
