Surviving Log Cabins of Tennessee

Backcountry Notes ^ | May 23, 2010 | Jay Henderson

[jay1949]

The State of Tennessee was pure Backcountry, untainted by Cavaliers or Puritans in colonial and early American times, and so a large proportion of its settlers lived in log cabins. . . . Tennesseans are proud of their log-cabin heritage and there are accordingly many surviving examples of this Backcountry architecture in the state. [Contemporary photographs of 20 log cabins]

[1951Boomer]

I love these pictures! Please add me to the list. Both my parents and all of their ancestors are from eastern Tenn/western NC. My dad was actually born in a log cabin in southeastern Tennessee in 1932. There’s still something special about both Tennessee and N.C. In both, I can still sense those early American ideals of individualism, patriotism, and other pioneer values.

[jay1949]

For those new to the ping list, here are links to the series so far:

Backcountry Folk of the Tennessee Mountainss

Backcountry Folk of the Virginia Blue Ridge

Backcountry Folk of the Kentucky Mountains

Backcountry Folk of the Shenandoah Valley -- The Farm Life

Views of the Old Shenandoah Valley

Log Cabin Mountain Homes

Bear Hunting in the Smokies, 1909

Bear Hunting in the Smokies, 1909 -- Part 2

Backcountry Folk of the North Carolina Mountains

Log Cabins and Buildings of Cades Cove

Log Cabins and Buildings of the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains

Vintage Log Cabins of the North Carolina Smokies

Backcountry Cabins As Drawn By James Wells Champney

Vintage Backcountry Settler's Cabin

Another Vintage Settler's Cabin

Lost Log Cabins of the Virginia Blue Ridge

Vintage Log Cabins of Kentucky

Log Houses of Abingdon Virginia

Log Cabins and Stone Buildings

Lost Log Cabins of the Allegheny and Cumberland Mountains

Virginia's Frontier Culture Museum

Reconstructing and Replicating Vintage Log Buildings

Frontier Culture Museum -- 1600s English Farm

Frontier Culture Museum -- 1700s Irish Forge

Frontier Culture Museum -- 1700s Irish Farmstead

Virginia Frontier Culture Museum 1700s German Farm

Frontier Culture Museum -- 1740 Log Cabin

1820 Log Farm House at the Frontier Culture Museum

Frontier Culture Museum 1850 American Farm

 

[goat granny]

years back my mother brought me a quart of pure cream from up north, I love whipped cream but didn’t know how long to beat the cream into whipped cream...I used a mix master to form the whipped cream...it got too thick to use...I called my mother and told her, she said *you beat it too long, now you have butter*. Hubby like oleo not butter...young and dumb city girl only 20 at the time...

[cva66snipe]

Nah you was just a real fast learner. LOL :>}

My wifes step grandmother churned her butter with the old wooden churn. The family had later bought her an electric one and she didn't care for it a bit my wife said.

[goat granny]

I think there is a certain sense of pride in doing it hands on and not let some machine do it...Todays new generation will not appreciate that as everything is machine made. I see about 1/2 of the people in the grocery store on the phone..

When I wanted a little peace and quiet, I went grocery shopping...Now I am old and call for carry out.....:O)

[bert]

I'm told that some very notorious folks lived here

[bert]

For the record, The East Tennessee Chapter of Free Republic met last Saturday for lunch and a great time was had by all.