Posted on 04/04/2010 5:06:16 PM PDT by jay1949
In 1875, writer Edward King published a travel memoir, "The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland." The book contained numerous illustrations by James Wells Champney, including drawings of log cabins of Backcountry folk. [Vintage illustrations]
(Excerpt) Read more at backcountrynotes.com ...
LOL I can remember when Knoxville basically ended the west side of Bearden Hill and there was no West Town Mall or I-40 for that matter. My late uncle bought a piece of property in the early 60's and a house on what was called then Creekside Ln off Lovell Road between the interstate and Kingston Pike. It was a Dead End Road ending in a horse pasture. As time went on the horse pasture was bought and made Goody's Headquarters. It's now Parkside Drive. Their parcel went for a good price and is a car lot. That same uncle also use to drive {haul} on Thunder Road.
Across the road from it is another cabin that's two stories. My neighbor tells me it was there when the moved into it in the 1920's. I'm guessing it too was late 1800's era.
It was inherited and occupied by descendants at the time.
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