b'When touring Cades Cove, you will drive along an 11-mile loop that follows many of the curves and coursesthat settlers forged years ago. Along the way you willlikely come upon wildlife, such as the white tail deer,wild turkey, ground hog and an occasional black bear.The Cove takes visitors into another time, experiencingheritage in each building and wilderness around everyturn. Though this is a driving trail, you must get out ofyour car and experience the tranquil beauty of the trails,wildlife and scenery. Below you will find some informa-tion on what the Cove has to offer.Your first stop on the loop is (1) John Olivers Place. The Olivers settled into Cades Cove in1826. This home remained in the Oliver family until the Park was established in the late 1920s.Taking a left you can visit the (2) Primitive Baptist Church. Early settlers established this churchin 1827, with only a log building to serve thecommunity until 1887. During the Civil War,public unrest shut the church down. Back on the loop you will see the (3) Methodist Church.This building and its furnishings were reportedly the work of asingle man, J.D. McCampbell. A blacksmith and carpenter, heMileage tobuiltthechurchin115daysfor$115.HelaterbecameaCades Cove Looppreacher; serving the areas Methodist population and doingFrom Townsend - 9 mi away with the use of circuit preachers for this less dominateFrom Gatlinburg - 27 mi faith.Just after Hyatt Lane you will find the(4) Missionary BaptistChurch. This church was formed in 1839, when members of thePrimitive Baptist Church were dismissed for favorin missionarywork. This structure dates from 1894, beginning with a member-ship of 40 and eventually rising to an enrollment of 115. DuringtheCivilWarthechurchfailedtomeetforservices,butreopened following the war minus Confederate sympathizers.To the right you will find(5) Rich Mountain Road. Once anIndian trail, this road was built by the state of Tennessee in the1920s.This12-milelongtrektakesvisitorstotheparkboundary. Here a remarkable view of the cove awaits from thetop of the path. (6) Cooper Road Trail sits just ahead. This trailonce served as a path for wagons, but today it is a 10-milehiking trail that ends near the Foothills Parkway. National Park At the end of a half-mile hiking trail you will find (7) Elijah Oliver Place. Surrounded bya smokehouse, barn and springhouse, this home takes visitors back to a different time.The springhouse looks down on the rest of the home, offering a clean water supply andinsuring what modest sanitation was available. At the next stop you will find the(8)Cable Mill Area. This area features the Cades Cove Visitors Center, the blacksmithshop, cantilever barn, smokehouse, Gregg-Cable house, the corn crib and the JohnCable Mill. The mill is still working and visitors can stop in and sample or purchase cornmill and flour as our ancestors once did. This is a must stop for visitors to the Cove. Onup the trail you will find (9) Henry Whitehead Place. Built in 1898, this log house andsurrounding dwellings are an example of the roughest and finest log construction in theSmokies.130 SmokyMountainNavigator.com'