Dan Lawson Place in Great Smoky National Park

Dan Lawson Place

This homestead includes a log home built from hand-cut logs in 1856.

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Dan Lawson Place Details

The Dan Lawson Place, built by Peter Cable in the 1840s and acquired by Dan Lawson (1827–1905) after he married Cable's daughter, Mary Jane. Lawson was the cove's wealthiest resident. The homestead includes a cabin (still called the Peter Cable cabin), a smokehouse, a chicken coop, and a hay barn. Source: Wikipedia

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