When the pioneers began settling in Cades Cove in the North Eastern section of the cove where the Cades Cove Loop Road now begins they picked the location fairly well . This area is the higher and dryer portion of the area relatively far away from the more swampy sections found elsewhere. The first of the settlers were John and […]
Milling lay at the heart of the small community which inhabited Cades Cove from the 1820s to the 1940s. The old Cable Grist Mill can still be found around halfway up the Cades Cove loop road. Built between 1865 and 1868, the mill was the economic core of Cades Cove and has been brought back into operation as an historic […]
Located approximately halfway up Cades Cove’s 11-mile loop road, the Cades Cove Visitor Center sits within the historic Cable Mill area of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. Originally inhabited by the Cherokee, the area was eventually settled by pioneers in the 1820s. These early pioneers found the land suitable for growing corn and within a few years, the small […]
There is simply no questions that the Cades Cove Loop Road is the reason so many park guests visit Cades Cove. This 11 mile loop circles the entirety of Cades Cove and allows guests to take in most of the park from the comfort of their own car or bicycle. The paved loop affords some of the most beautiful scenery […]