The Mountain Farm Museum is a collection of farm buildings assembled from locations throughout the Great Smoky Mountains Park. Visitors can explore a log farmhouse, barn, apple house, springhouse, and a working blacksmith shop to get a sense of how families may have lived one hundred years ago. Most of the structures were built in the late 19th century and were moved here in the 1950s. The Davis House offers a rare chance to view a log house built from chestnut wood before the chestnut blight decimated the American Chestnut in our forests during the 1930s and early 1940s. The museum is adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center.
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What a lovely place. Nice photography, Sherry!
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Thank you so much Brenda.
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Such a fascinating glimpse into another time and way of life. We’re all where we are today due to the hard work and toil of these brave folks. My great-grandfather started a farm in 1903 in central IL and worked so hard… and now my generation reaps the benefits from it… it’s still in the family, but we no longer do the actual farming.
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Nice to hear you descend from a farming background. I always wanted to own a farm.
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The best kind of museum! My grandpa grew up in Alexander, NC, in a similar setting, and he rhapsodized over molasses; I could never understand that. I love the close-ups you’ve included.
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Living museums are a treasure. Sorghum tastes like a cross between molasses and maple syrup.
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I like the textured details
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Good morning, Derrick. I love the old wood too.
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This is a very educational museum, Sherry. Sorghum production is heavy and hot work as is all the other farm chores you highlighted in your post. These farms from yesteryear are almost like family owned towns…they planted, cultivated, and built almost all their necessities. Amazing how far we’ve come but I do realize many around the world still prefer or need to grow and harvest the bounties of their land.
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I wanted to be a farmer, but it didn’t happen. It is hard work. Glad we don’t have to farm that way anymore.
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I’m happy to drive to the grocery store, too!
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This is my kind of place to visit, Sherry. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photographs and for including the information plaques.
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You’re welcome, Dan. I bought some sorghum to try. I like it.
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