{"id":1698,"date":"2011-07-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tom-nan.com\/2011\/07\/cades-cove\/"},"modified":"2011-07-27T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T23:00:00","slug":"cades-cove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/index.php\/2011\/07\/27\/cades-cove\/","title":{"rendered":"Cades Cove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday we went to Cades Cove, a small valley within the Great Smokey Mountain National Park.&nbsp; This area was first settled in 1818 by the John Oliver family.&nbsp; By the time of the Civil War rolled around there were about 685 people here among about 120 families.&nbsp; The settlers established the Primitive Baptist Church in 1827.&nbsp; Many of the early settlers are buried here.&nbsp; There was also a Methodist Church.&nbsp; It has two doors, one for the men and one for the women. Finally, there\u2019s a Missionary Baptist Church here because some of the members of the Primitive Baptist Church were expelled because they favored missionary work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This place is very peaceful.&nbsp; Except for the caravan of automobiles and the paved roads, it\u2019s almost a step back in time when you go here.&nbsp; There\u2019s no electricity, no cell phone service, and no Internet.&nbsp; Kitchens in these homes were primitive, usually some sort of a wood burning stove or a kettle hung in the fireplace.&nbsp; Of course there was no plumbing or running water. The accommodations were tiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took a lot of pictures, these are the best:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0275.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3949\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0302.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3950\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0306.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3951\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0359-1.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3963\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0364.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3964\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0368.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3967\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0372.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3968\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0375.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3969\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0394.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3970\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0381.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3971\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0395.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3972\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0383.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3974\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0397.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3975\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0415.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3977\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/tom-nan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dsc_0424.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3978\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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