Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains straddle the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, encompassing 814 square miles, is America’s most visited national park. A blue mist seems to always hover around the peaks and valleys. To the Cherokees the mountains were shaconage, (shah-con-ah-jey) or "place of the blue smoke".
Within the park is Cades Cove where in the late 1700’s the Cherokee settlement Tsiya’hi (Otter Place) existed. The Tsiya’hi leader was know as Chief Kade. Cherokee claims to the Smoky Mountains ended with the Treaty of Calhoun in 1819 and white settlers soon arrived. By 1850, the settlers population grew to 671 and by late 1890’s had phone service.
Read MoreWithin the park is Cades Cove where in the late 1700’s the Cherokee settlement Tsiya’hi (Otter Place) existed. The Tsiya’hi leader was know as Chief Kade. Cherokee claims to the Smoky Mountains ended with the Treaty of Calhoun in 1819 and white settlers soon arrived. By 1850, the settlers population grew to 671 and by late 1890’s had phone service.
Quiet Contemplation—Cades Cove, Smoky Mountains
In Cades Cove, The Feezell family were prominent supporters of the Methodist Church. William A. “Billie” Feezell deeded land to the church in 1874 which provided a site for the cemetery. The Cades Cove Methodist cemetery has at least one hundred graves and is the second oldest cemetery in Cades Cove.
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