Laurel Springs in Alleghany County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Homestead
— Blue Ridge Parkway —
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 24, 2020
1. Homestead Marker
You are looking into Basin Creek Cove. The log cabin 1500 feet below was the home of Martin and Janie Caudill and their 14 children. Martin's father, Harrison, who fathered 22 children, lived about a mile down the creek in the community of Basin Cove. The nearest settlement was 8 miles distant, reachable half by foot trail and half by road.In 1916 a natural disaster brought tragedy to the Basin Cove community. Rain began falling one morning and continued through the night, by which time "whole half-acres just started sliding with timber 'til they hit the hollow.” The storm left three persons dead and many homes destroyed. The Basin Cove community never recovered.
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Martin Caudill's turn-of-the-century cabin, one of the few houses the storm left standing.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 36° 0′ N, 81°
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Confederate Monument (approx. 5.3 miles away); Picket's Charge (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Bell (approx. 5.4 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial - World Wars I & II (approx. 5.4 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial Bell Tower (approx. 5.4 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial - Korea & Viet Nam (approx. 5.4 miles away); Hiddenite (approx. 7.8 miles away); Brantley York (approx. 7.9 miles away).
Also see . . . Blue Ridge Parkway NC, VA. National Park Service (Submitted on December 8, 2020.)
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 24, 2020
2. Homestead Marker
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 24, 2020
3. Wildcat Rock Overlook
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 24, 2020
4. Martin and Janie Caudill Cabin
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 24, 2020
5. Blue Ridge Parkway Enterance Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 8, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
