The Kelly Family Farm

The Kelly Family Farm (HM22AK)

Location: Kodak, TN 37764 Knox County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 56.85', W 83° 41.353'

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Seven Islands State Birding Park

Prior to the creation of Seven Islands State Birding Park, several generations of the Kelly family farmed and lived on this land.

The French Broad River's "Kelly Bend" name comes from the family, however, the Kellys called it "Seclusion Bend".

The modern era of the Kelly family began in 1917 when Joe Bruce (J.B.) Kelly married Ruth Ellen Creswell and moved to the 268-acre farm that had been in her family for several generations.

"I farmed with mules and a goose neck hoe in the early days," recalled J.B. in 1988. They raised traditional crops and tended to dairy and beef cattle, pigs, and chickens.

J.B. ad Ruth had three sons: J.B. Jr., Hal and Eugene. When J.B. Sr. retired, J.B. Jr. and Hal took over the day-to-day operation of the farm.

Hal married Dorothy Jean Rutherford and they had three children: John, Sally, and Chris who was the last Kelly to manage the farm before it became a wildlife refuge, and a state park.
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HM NumberHM22AK
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Date Added Thursday, October 26th, 2017 at 7:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 257438 N 3981468
Decimal Degrees35.94750000, -83.68921667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 56.85', W 83° 41.353'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 56' 51" N, 83° 41' 21.18" W
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Area Code(s)865
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3100 Kelly Ln, Kodak TN 37764, US
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