Near Gatlinburg in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cabin #13: Kennedy/Cook

Year Built: 1912/13

Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 2, 2024

1. Cabin Marker

Inscription.
Original Owner: William Thomas Kennedy (1865 - d?) was vice-president of a dry goods company in Knoxville. In 1928, he transferred ownership to his wife, Maude, but she died in 1929.

Other owners: William and Maude's daughter, Kathleen, and her husband William Reed, became owners of the cabin until 1976. She died in 1984. At some time the lease was transferred to Francina Cook Kennedy family, hence the name Cook Cabin.

Erected by U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Daisy Town series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 35° 39.156′ N, 83° 34.87′ W. Marker is near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is on Jakes Creek Road B, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gatlinburg TN 37738, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and

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specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cabin #11: Brisco/Noyes/Scruggs (a few steps from this marker); Cabin #9: Farr/Galyon (within shouting distance of this marker); Cabin #10: Ashe/Baumann (within shouting distance of this marker); Back to Nature (within shouting distance of this marker); Daisy Town's Eclectic Architecture (within shouting distance of this marker); Cabin #8: Morton/Cain (within shouting distance of this marker); Cabin #7: Townsend/Mayo (within shouting distance of this marker); Cabin #6: Van Gilder/Creekmore Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatlinburg.

Also see . . . Daisy Town. National Park Service (Submitted on November 25, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Cabin #13: Kennedy / Cook image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 2, 2024

2. Cabin #13: Kennedy / Cook

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 2, 2024

3. Cabin #13: Kennedy / Cook

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.