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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM89T_corn-cribs_Cherokee-NC.html
Corn cribs housed the family's most important crop. Corn fed humans and livestock. Families consumed it both fresh and as cornmeal cooked into dishes such as mush and cornbread.
After allowing corn to dry on the stalk, farmers stored it on the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM89S_sorghum-mill-and-furnace_Cherokee-NC.html
Sorghum cane, a corp grown on many mountainfarms, was used to produce sorghum molasses.The cane fed between the rollers of theanimal-powered cane mill, which squeezed outthe juice.The juice was then boiled over thefurnace until it turned into thic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM889_apple-house_Cherokee-NC.html
For the mountain family, apples were a staple-eaten raw and used to make cider, vinegar, apple sauce, apple butter, and pies. Storing them was important, as evidenced by this substantial apple house. Summer apples were stored on the upper floor; h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM888_the-meathouse_Cherokee-NC.html
This building protected one of the most valuable commodities on a mountain farm: the meat supply. The most common meat was pork. Without refrigeration, salting and smoking were the most common means of preserving meat and protecting it from insect…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM885_mountain-farm-museum_Cherokee-NC.html
Most of the buildings on a mountain farm relatedto the most basic of all needs; preserving food.The historic buildings at the Mountain FarmMuseum were moved here from throughout the national park in the early 1950s. These buildingsreflect the chal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM87Q_thomass-legion_Cherokee-NC.html
William H. Thomas led Confederate "Legion of Indians & Mountaineers." Cherokee companies raised nearby in 1862.