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Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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1 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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Sign at the entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Cherokee near the Mountain Farm Museum.

2 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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The front entrance of the visitor center next to the museum. Park Ranger Tom Robbins (right) is talking to a tourist at left.

3 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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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.

4 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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The Davis House as it is today. It was moved to its present site in the 1950s.

5 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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Inside the Davis House, showing a bed with a quilt and several chairs. None of the furnishings are original to the house.

6 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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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.

7 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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The outhouse.

8 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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The corn crib, originally located near Indian Creek, north of Bryson City.

9 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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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.

10 NC Echo Thumbnail Mountain Farm Museum
Cherokee, Swain County

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The inner roof structure of the barn.