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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099001
Sign at the entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Cherokee near the Mountain Farm Museum.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099002
The front entrance of the visitor center next to the museum. Park Ranger Tom Robbins (right) is talking to a tourist at left.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099003
The Davis House at its original location, near Deep Creek, NC. John E. Davis built the house with help from his two oldest sons, who were very young at the time. The sons gathered the stones for the chimneys. Their other three children were born later in the house. The house today is in photo 099004.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099004
The Davis House as it is today. It was moved to its present site in the 1950s.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099005
Inside the Davis House, showing a bed with a quilt and several chairs. None of the furnishings are original to the house.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099006
The museum's meathouse, moved from Cataloochee, NC. Hanging on the side of the building are several tanning boards, used to stretch small hides while they are drying.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099007
The outhouse.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099008
The corn crib, originally located near Indian Creek, north of Bryson City.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099009
A tourist photographs the barn. This barn is the only structure original to the site, although it was moved approximately 200 yards from where it once stood.
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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County
Photo 00099010
The inner roof structure of the barn.
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