Architectural, Cultural sights in Tennessee

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   Woodruff-Fontaine House

   • Memphis, USA
   • Sights › Architectural, cultural

   The grand 1870 Woodruff-Fontaine House, which carefully preserves Victorian clothing and furnishings.

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2. Cades Cove

   • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
   • Sights › Architectural, cultural

   A cove, in Appalachian parlance, means a valley, but Cades Cove is far more than that. Many consider this special place to be a national treasure, thanks to its poignant cultural legacy, telling pioneer architecture and plentiful wildlife. And then there's the landscape itself, lush green fields enveloped by an unbroken expanse of mountains. It's no wonder so many families return year after year.

   The first settlers - most of English, Scotch-Irish and Welsh stock - arrived in the 1820s. By 1850 the valley's population had swelled to its peak of 70 households and 451 residents. Today, thanks to the excellent preservation efforts of the NPS, you can still get a vivid sense…

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