The Townsend Wye

Townsend, TN

An older piece we produced about The Peaceful Side of the Smokies

Great Smoky Mountains Swinging Bridge Townsend, TN

Other side of swinging bridge- is private property, not a park
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Townsend River Walk - Townsend, TN

One of the many activities in Townsend, TN is a walkable greenway running alongside the Little River. This beautiful greenway is totally secluded from roadways & makes for a fun (and cool, in the Summer time!) educational walk.

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Townsend, TN into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (The drive in)

This video was taken via a GoPro Hero3 mounted to the hood of my Jeep on a trip into the Smokies. It was a beautiful clear day. Video is from the entrance at Townsend to the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic area and follows the Little River.

Townsend, TN

Touring Townsend, Tn 05-29-13

Townsend, TN Sept 30, 2017

Jammin' on the porch at the Smoky Mountain Park Welcome Center in Townsend, TN.

Townsend Property owners: Screwed in the Smokies

TDOT has suddenly claimed partial ownership to dozens of properties in Townsend TN.....property owners are being told that they must remove buildings, swimming, pools, sheds, and other structures that have been in place since the 1950's..... This is a very expensive imposition and may force some out of business... Tennessee Department of Transportation letters declaring nearly 80 encroachments that need to be removed from state right of way through Townsend would devastate this town, and ruin the gatherings of many music festivals. Businesswoman Sue White, spoke at a meeting of 72 citizens who attended a Townsend City Commission meeting Tuesday night to express anger, dismay, incredulity, but mostly fright and confusion over what they deem a threat to their livelihood.
Letters advising property owners from Kinzel Springs to near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park line were sent out last week.

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Townsend December 26, 2010

Drone Scenes From Townsend, TN

Filmed 10/14/2016 with DJI Phantom 3 Pro
4k video

Music Credit: -planet.com

775 Hawk View Drive, Townsend, TN 37882

Presented by Tom Hughes, Realty Executives Associates. Gorgeous Mountain Retreat in Townsend, TN. Close to 12 Mountaintop acres that back up to thousands of acres of pristine forest. Stunning 360 mountain views. Just 20 minutes to McGhee Tyson Airport and 10 minutes to The Great Smoky Mountain National Park. 3 fireplaces with over 7,000 sq ft of living space and porches under roof. Substantially built with antique chestnut beams and large plank floors. The Finest crafted home in every detail.

Blue Smoke Mountain Cabins in Townsend Tennessee

Blue Smoke Mountain Cabins are handcrafted and near Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The cabins have plenty of open space to enjoy inside and outside. The insides are thoughtfully equipped and furnished from the cozy living room to the romantic bedroom. The outsides are equally pleasing. Out back on the deck there are Bar-B-Que grills and picnic tables. On the front porches are big comfortable rocking chairs to watch the blazing sunsets or the fireflies.

Tuckaleechee Caverns Cave.... Townsend, TN

Tuckaleechee Caverns Cave

Carved over tens of thousands of years in one of the earth's oldest mountain chains,
Tuckaleechee Caverns at Townsend, Tenn., are known as the Greatest Site Under
the Smokies.

Estimated to be between 20 to 30 million years old, the Caverns are rich in history

Indian Legend
According to legend, the Cherokee Indians knew of the Caverns and hid in them before the white man discovered them about 1850.
All the Cherokees lived in this part of the nation until about 1840 when the United States forced them to move to Oklahoma in a bitter winter trip known as “The Trail of Tears.” Some refused to leave and eventually were granted land in western North Carolina at Cherokee.

White Man Finds Caverns
The first white men began to settle in this area in the late 1700’s and the early 1800’s. Written reports tell of the discovery of the caverns by white man about the middle of the 19th century when sawmill workers watched water from a heavy rain pour into a sink hole in the area. The whole was filled with debris but one of the men found an opening in the rock and made his way to what is now the entrance of the caverns.

Even before the caverns were discovered, there were reports of a cool spot in the valley near a sink hole. Apparently the year-around 58-degree temperatures of the Caverns were cooling those who lingered near the sink hole which later became the entrance.

Local women were reported to have taken their sewing and other “chores” which could be moved easily to the opening in the hot summer months to benefit from the cooling breezes. Many children took their summer naps there. These same breezes now are piped into the gift shop and visitor center to help air-condition the buildings.

A crystal clear stream flows through the length of the caverns, draining much of the surface water from a small Alpine cove, Dry Valley, located directly above part of the caverns. The valley for its name long before it was known why the water disappeared quickly following heavy rains.

The caverns were opened to the public for a year in 1931 and then closed because of the Depression.

As young boys, W.E. “Bill” Vananda and Harry Myers of Townsend played near the entrance to the caverns and frequently ventured into them. While students at Maryville College in 1949, they got to talking about the feasibility of opening the cave to the public.

When Associated Press Pulitzer Prize Winning columnist Hal Boyle interviewed them about 1960, Myers recalled “We played Tom Sawyer in the main passage as kids. We explored it for three-quarters of a mile, sometimes wriggling on our bellies, and lighting our way with homemade lamps – pop bottles filled with kerosene.”

And over a cup of coffee they decided they would try to turn the cavers into a tourist attraction. Nobody would lend them money. Both were married and had two children. They went to Alaska and labored on construction jobs to raise funds.

After fours years of lonely toil – the two men had carried in hundreds of tons of sand, cement and gravel on their backs to build steps and passageways – they opened the cave in 1953.

Then came the big event when the Big Room was discovered in 1954 by members of the National Speleological Society. The group, headed by Burt H. Denton Jr. of Nashville, was part of the Tennessee Geological Cave Survey. Now open to the public as part of the mile-long guided tour, the big room is more than 400 feet long, 300 feet across, and 150 feet deep. (Mammoth Cave in Kentucky has maximum ceiling heights of only about 120 feet). The Big Room has stalagmites up to 24 feet high.

In 1955, the Big Room was opened to the public at the same time electric lights were added, eliminating the use of kerosene lanterns used to show the scenic beauty of the underground world.

The survey team remarked it had seen nothing as spectacular as Tuckaleechee Caverns east of Carlsbad Cavers in New Mexico.

A few months later, another group of spelunkers (cave explorers) discovered another beautiful room near the Big Room but it couldn’t be opened to the public without destroying part of the Caverns.
The newest section opened to the public includes the 200-foot high Silver Falls which is a double waterfall. Only the lower section may be fully viewed but visitors can look into a lighted upper room where the upper falls is located.

On April 9, 1958, the Caverns hosted about 65 members of the National Speliological Society, for a dinner. John and the late Norma Wilson of Wilson’s Hillbilly Restaurant served the meal on white tablecloths beneath the Smokies. The spelunkers were attending a national convention in the area.

Bill Vananda and his wife, Golden, and Harry Myers and his wife, Nita, owned and operated the caverns until 1982. Each couple ran the business on alternate days from April through October, seven days a week. The Myers sold their interest in the Caverns to the Vanandas in 1982.

It is one of the 8,350 known caves in Tennessee.

Tubing Townsend Tn 2018

Cold water, sunny day and a wet wild adventure...
@ the river rat in townsend, tn location.
video footage by gopro

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Little River Townsend Tennessee Video

Black Mash Hollow Rd, Townsend, TN 37882 (MLS # 897909)

Listed with Realty Executives Associates :: Black Mash Hollow Rd, Townsend, TN 37882 (MLS # 897909) :: $69,900 :: n/a :: Real Estate Video Marketing is not in any way affiliated with these properties and is not a Licensed Real Estate Agent or Broker in the State of Tennessee. We are a marketing firm seeking to market other Realtors' properties. This information is gathered from the Broker Reciprocity pages contained on an Agent's Listings and is in no way used to gather, resell, or market leads for any agent in particular and we will discard any communication about any listing information contained. These videos are for demonstration use only. Call the listing agent for any questions. :: BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME HERE!! THIS BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY IS ALMOST 2 ACRES (1.91 ACRES) AND IS LOCATED IN A DEVELOPMENT WHERE UPSCALE CABINS AND PRIVACY ABOUNDS! PROPERTY INCLUDES LEVEL MEADOW AREA, WOODED HILLSIDE & A YEAR ROUND CREEK WITH A SMALL WATERFALL IN A HOLLOW SURROUNDED BY THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SMOKIES! LAND IS ACCESSED BY A PRIVATE PAVED ROAD & ALL LOTS ARE IN A CADES COVE PARK LIKE SETTING. PRICED UNDER TAX APPRAISAL FOR A FAST SALE!!

Summer Fun The Y Little River Townsend Tn 2011.wmv

A popular summer time swimming hole nicknamed at the Y little river townsend tennessee great smoky mountains national park.This area year round is a favorite family fun gathering place with scenic views for all seasons in park .See the beautiful side of volunteer state.key Words Only:tubing,swimming,fishing,kayaking,wading,attractions adventure,exploring,tourism,travel,getaway,beauty vacation hot spots,fun stuff for the whole family young and old,camping grounds,games,rides,ober gatlinburg cades cove 31u

Scuba Diving The Little River, Townsend Tennessee

Diving in the shallow water of the Little River. Max depth of 12 ft. Lots of fish and rock formations.

Big Meadow Family Campground - Townsend, TN.

Big Meadow Family Campground sits at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountain National Park and is the site of the 2015 Blue Ridge Rally. So much to see and do in this wonderful, award winning, state of the art campground.

NOTE: This was the last night spent in Columbia, our T@B. He was sold soon after and will not be seen in any future videos. From now on, we will be traveling in Discovery, our new 2014 Travel Lite Cobblestone i18 ... a much more featured and larger trailer.

Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Townsend, Tennessee

Cades Cove is a broad valley in the heart of the western part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near the Townsend entrance to the park. Before the creation of the park it was home to a small mountain community. Many of the old homesteads, featuring cabins, churches, a mill and other historical buildings have been preserved. Many features of the park are named after early Cades Cove settlers.

Visitors to Cades Cove usually follow an 11-mile-long one-way loop road that passes many of the historical sites in the valley. Hiking trails and wildlife sightings provide additional lures for the approximately 2 million visitors who come to Cades Cove every year.

The Photos (in order)

T14A1542 - The Cabin at John Oliver's place; John and Lucretia Oliver were the first settlers of European descent to make their home in the cove, settling there in 1818

T14A1553 - View of the Cades Cove valley

T14A1565 - The Primitive Baptist Church is one of a few churches from the Cades Cove community that have been preserved

T14A1596 - On the hike to Elijah Oliver's place I came across this mama bear with two cubs, which can be seen back in the trees

T14A1633 - The old gristmill at John Cable's place still grinds corn and wheat, available for purchase at the visitor center

T14A1674 - Carter Shields cabin

T14A1686 - Dogwoods bloom in spring; azalea, rhododendron and laurel also add a lot of color in the late spring

T14A1688 - One last view of the Cades Cove valley

Townsend, TN - Great Smoky Mountains - bluegrass - Pomeranian Puppy

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