John Cable Grist Mill by tennesseecowgirl
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The John Cable Grist Mill, constructed in 1868. This is one of 70 historic structures in Cades Cove which is a part of the Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee
In Cades Cove there were few sources of power which the frontiersman knew how to harness. One of those power sources was the water wheel such as drove the early grist mills. Cable Mill is one of those. When John Cable built his mill at the west end of Cades Cove, it was surrounded only by his fields. Like most farmers with gristmills, Cable's milling was a part-time job. Although the mill was open for business on specific days, customers who came at other times could ring a large bell near the mill when they wanted to call John Cable from his fields.
The Smoky Mountains Natural History Association keeps Cable Mill running in Cades Cove to teach the Smoky Mountain visitor a little about life in the 1800's. The mill is still operated April-October.
Thanks to you all for your comments to my photo below..
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Comments (76)
sandra46
WONDERFUL PLACE GREAT CAPTURE
npauling
Beautiful colouring in this lovely capture. A great looking old mill. Enjoy your walk in your 'warm' weather.
goodoleboy
Vivid colors and textures in this shot of the antiquated mill and environs, Lynell. I bet it was nice and quiet there while you were composing this image.
eekdog
you have always such informative history with your great shots lynell, great capture here also.
annie5
Magnificent photo and capture, very sharp! :)
KataPan
Very traditional. Nice capture!
bangonthedrums
this is one of your very best, hon, and that's saying a lot! show me around there sometime...? xo
hipps13
anxious to see what maybe you might write a journal sure is a sweet gift brings in a lot of thought wonderful capture warm hugs smile, Linda
Minda
beautiful photo and great capture lynell..
praep
Beautiful old building.
whaleman
The very name "Smoky Mountains" conjures up a myriad of images in my head for a place I have never seen, but your photo fits right in with my imagination! Hope the walking date went well!
wysiwig
I'll bet old John would be surprised to see it still standing. Quite a legacy. I wonder if he still has family in the area? Excellent shot and composition.
Hendesse
Excellent and very beautiful shot. Fantastic details and colors!
capelito
Wonderful shot. Great photo!
cece7894
Beautiful historic Capture Lynell. Cece
Isabelle711
Love the history and the excellent capture. :)) Thank you for sharing both with us. :)) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))
flora-crassella
a very nice place! Wonderful picture!!!!
danapommet
Outstanding capture. Americana at its finest. Thank you for sharing this areas history. Dana
lucindawind
a really lovely capture!
mickeyrony
A page of your history my Beautiful. Superb catch of sight. and thank you beaucouop to show us your goodnesses for your corner of country. Cheer still ((5++)) Une page de votre histoire ma Belle . Superbe prise de vue . et merci beaucouop de nous démontrer tes bontées pour ton coin de pays . Bravo encore ((5++))
renecyberdoc
very nice region and bit of information.and be safe on walking with your reeboks hehehe.no dark corners and no sleazy roads.ok?????????joking.
JeffersonAF
Beautiful photo.
Flint_Hawk
It's wonderful how you are capturing history! What a treasury!
CarolSassy
Fantastic old structure! Thanks for the peek! (:
Richardphotos
awesome mill and post work
watapki66
A wonderful shot, very nicely done!
1358
old, weathered....seen things long lost and forgotten... cool...
NoelCan
Terrific photo and a very informative story.. Well done..
cvrad
great capture well framed and presented
smittan
Beautiful Scene !!