The Carter Shields Cabin Wood Print

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The Carter Shields Cabin stands at the last historical homestead on the Cades Cove driving loop. It is thought to have been built in the 1830's and was later purchased and lived in by a civil war veteran, George Washington “Carter” Shields' who was wounded at the battle of Shiloh during the Civil War.

The Cove started being populated around 1821 and reached 685 (132 families) in 1850. Nearly everyone farmed even if they were storekeepers, blacksmiths, mill operators, etc. The primary crops were wheat and corn. All families had gardens and some had orchards. Wild berries were picked and often canned and chestnuts were abundant in the forests.

The National Park Service banned grazing cattle on the balds (mountain summits or crests covered primarily by thick vegetation of native grasses or shrubs) in 1934 and over a period of time the landowners sold their land rights over to the government. All Great Smokies land was privately owned before it was purchased for...

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