Cable Mill
by Ben Prepelka
Title
Cable Mill
Artist
Ben Prepelka
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Description
More often than not, rural 18th and 19th century American towns grew up around a grist mill. Here in Cades Cove, Tennessee, when the National Park Service arrived in 1926, a surprising 32 waterways were named Mill Creek. Among the large array of original buildings in the valley, Cable Mill is the only remaining one of seven grist mills.
The water-powered mill, one of the most successful mills in the area, was built in 1867 by John P. Cable. Also a Cades Cove farmer, Cable was summoned to the mill from his fields by a large bell. It was customary for a group of area residents to gather at the mill's warming shed on Saturday morning, waiting for a turn to have grain their processed. Many welcomed the opportunity to meet and socialized with distant neighbors.
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February 19th, 2018
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Holly April Harris
Beautiful! I am very pleased to feature your wonderful artwork in the group ‘Appalachia America.’ Please add it to the “2023 Fourth Quarter FEATURED IMAGE Collection” thread in the discussions area to record and display your image amongst the best in the group. Thank you! 11/1/23
Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS your BEAUTIFUL image has been FEATURED on the HOME PAGE of SHOWCASING THE SOUTH GROUP! Please add this to the discussion 2020 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” L