Appalachia Mountain Men of Cades Cove in The Great Smoky Mountains

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  • Опубліковано 5 гру 2022
  • More Stories and history of how Cades Cove got it's name and came to be in the Great Smoky Mountains of east Tennessee. Also more old interview of John McCaulley of how things use to be in the Cove. Thanks for watching. SUBSCRIBE:: LIKE AND SHARE:: HELP GROW YOUR CHANNEL THIS CHANNEL COVERS 9 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS !!! ( CHECK IT OUT) 1. Metal Detecting 2. Wildlife Videos 3. History & Mountain Culture 4.The Unexplained 5. Home projects 6. Hunting & Fishing 7. Nature Videos 8.Mining History 9. Video Shorts All Videos are Copyrighted and used by permission only.

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  • @sharonhooks9071
    @sharonhooks9071 5 місяців тому +16

    I love Cades Cove and have visited many,many times. It never gets old.❤

    • @brianbrown4315
      @brianbrown4315 4 місяці тому +1

      You're stories are amazing so cool 😎

  • @billwhitacre703
    @billwhitacre703 Рік тому +286

    My family has been in these mountains since the 1700's. There's no place like Appalachia, no place like home. This is a great channel, Mr. Donnie you do a great job honoring our ancestors.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +14

      Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for saying this. God bless you.

    • @billwhitacre703
      @billwhitacre703 Рік тому +9

      @@donnielaws7020 You're most welcome, God Bless you.

    • @bl8680
      @bl8680 Рік тому +15

      Same here. My family came here from Scotland, Ireland and England. Some from Scandinavia.

    • @reggiepalmer6157
      @reggiepalmer6157 Рік тому +1

      ❤❤❤❤

    • @gw9189
      @gw9189 Рік тому

      Give my best to your sister/wife.

  • @lorierobbins-md9ih
    @lorierobbins-md9ih 11 місяців тому +19

    John Oliver was my relative. My maternal grandmother (who is still living and age 92) is an Oliver. Dozens of my ancestors are buried in those cemeteries there. I have traced the lineage back of both John and his wife. This is a wonderful documentary about the Cove. Thank you for your work on this!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  11 місяців тому +2

      That's so awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @sleepisforpeoplewhoneedsle2106
    @sleepisforpeoplewhoneedsle2106 10 місяців тому +12

    Mr. Donnie. I live in west TN next to LBL and the 23rd wildlife. I grew up here and I love all the same things you do. You remind me of my father in so many ways. Following your channel really helps me when I get to missing him and his friendship. There are fewer and fewer people that appreciate what's he taught me to believe in what is important and you are helping preserve it. Man I wish we three could sit around a pot belly stove and eat smoke jowl together and talk. But like these old structures he is gone and thats just time that has passed us by. I appreciate you man. I wish the best for you and yours.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  10 місяців тому +4

      That's awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. I understand how you feel. I feel the same way. God bless you. Thank you very much.

  • @blukhat
    @blukhat Рік тому +9

    Thank you for telling the truth of the smokey mountains, and the rich history of the folks, and the Cherokee nation. Love it. And it so beautiful

  • @ksrebelbuck7936
    @ksrebelbuck7936 Рік тому +5

    Lived in East Tennessee all my life, my family's from this area, been to Cade's Cove probably 100+ times in my life. Easy to go to it when you live 25 minutes away lol. Love this land, proud to call it home

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @redriver6541
    @redriver6541 Рік тому +37

    Cades Cove is such an absolutely beautiful place. I could spend my life there.....if it weren't for the tourists.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +2

      I understand my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @katesleuth1156
    @katesleuth1156 Рік тому +17

    Respect and love for all of the pioneers that built America.

  • @roostercrows9141
    @roostercrows9141 Рік тому +40

    My grandmother was Cherokee. Love your stories.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Awesome my friend. Thank you.

    • @susanm.jeavons
      @susanm.jeavons Рік тому

      My Granny always told us she was part of the Wild Potato Clan. She was a McDonald born in Murphy, NC in 1906.

    • @sheilacape4794
      @sheilacape4794 Місяць тому

      ​@@donnielaws7020my granny Sharp was Cherokee Indian, she ended up in Lindale Georgia where she past at age 92 in the mid 70's. I miss her sweet smile, such a small little woman! Thanks for your videos, they take me back then...

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Місяць тому

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

  • @kentuckypride3802
    @kentuckypride3802 Рік тому +80

    I absolutely love early American history like this. Thanks for sharing this story with us.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +3

      Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.

    • @N2Mtns2
      @N2Mtns2 Рік тому

      It’s not told often how the Union STOLE the boys old enough to fight. Stole ‘em.
      (edit) what hasn’t the Park & Recreation taken over. Cudjo’s Cave & such.

    • @alansnowdeal9845
      @alansnowdeal9845 10 місяців тому

      I absolutely Love The Apps.Doesn't matter where on it You are or How many times Ya Hike it,You'll never know what the next step or turn is going to bring&most are too self centered to ask the Folks Who live&know each part like the back of Your Hand.Ya might warn em,or hey it's th AP TRAIL& let em go on through&they might See what We all know Roams the Same Trail.

  • @davetate2932
    @davetate2932 Рік тому +103

    Thank you Donnie for all the time and hard work you have done on the times and lives of the ones that made this country.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +5

      Your very welcome my friend.

    • @angiemurphy3693
      @angiemurphy3693 Рік тому +2

      I absolutely love these stories. I really enjoy going too Cades Cove. Keep em coming Donnie....

    • @thomasbrown8468
      @thomasbrown8468 Рік тому +3

      My grandpa. Great great great probably was Daniel white. One of the first settlers in lauderdale county Alabama. He bought a stage coach from double head. Really rich history. Elgin crossroads. Lauderdale Al

    • @thomasbrown8468
      @thomasbrown8468 Рік тому

      There was a big village beside blue water creek

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      @@thomasbrown8468 WOW!

  • @bradlane3662
    @bradlane3662 Рік тому +55

    According to what I've learned on Ancestry, my family has been in these Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and here in West Virginia since the late 1600s. I feel as if I'm as much a part of it as the dirt, the trees, the water, and the wind that blows across it all. A great history lesson Donnie. Thanks for the hard work you put in trying to preserve it for future generations.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +2

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your story. God bless you.

    • @TomTom-io8lc
      @TomTom-io8lc Рік тому +1

      Same here,

    • @lisaaweems5932
      @lisaaweems5932 Рік тому +1

      Same and i live in Oklahoma. This particular prog brought me home in my heart and soul.

  • @saintaugustine4065
    @saintaugustine4065 Рік тому +23

    Cades cove has to be on of the most beautiful places on earth. Thanks again Donnie

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Amen my friend. Thank you for sharing. Your very welcome.

  • @garrysekelli6776
    @garrysekelli6776 Рік тому +91

    This is some serious local history content. Great dedication in keeping all this documented.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +8

      Thank you friend. Most people who come to the Cove have no idea of its history.

  • @user-rl9id9df7q
    @user-rl9id9df7q 10 місяців тому +2

    We love watching your videos. I don't come home and watch the news anymore. I put it on Donnie Laws videos. Thank you for doing what you do! Thank you Donnie Laws!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  10 місяців тому

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

  • @steeldriver1776
    @steeldriver1776 Рік тому +7

    This is just awesome. I'm Cherokee, German and Scottish. I was born and raised 65 miles from Cades Cove near Mountain Rest South Carolina. We would hunt the valleys and spurs all the way up to Cades Cove. Never knew why it was called that.

  • @Diane_Phoenix
    @Diane_Phoenix Рік тому +49

    Donnie, Thank you for keeping the history and stories of our people alive.

  • @reecia3197
    @reecia3197 Рік тому +29

    Thank you for helping preserve the history of one of the most beautiful areas of our country.

  • @thegreatowl4912
    @thegreatowl4912 Рік тому +14

    "Before the park took it". That sir, is an interesting phrase and one I would hear often from kin now passed. I live in West Virginia. My Grammaws family owned 350 acres of bottom land on the South branch of the Potomac river. In 1964, the government came in with claims of tax not paid and took the land. It's now a National park. I've learned over the years this was not uncommon practice and something the government did throughout the whole of Appalachia. God Bless you for another great video and keep up the great work.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +2

      WOW Thanks for sharing this story my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.

    • @gillisBR549
      @gillisBR549 Рік тому

      Still taking ppls land … the federal government

    • @lol-ld3jh
      @lol-ld3jh Рік тому

      Was this by Romney?

    • @thegreatowl4912
      @thegreatowl4912 Рік тому

      @@lol-ld3jh This was not in Romney. But, I am sure familiar with that area. It was closer to Petersburg

    • @lol-ld3jh
      @lol-ld3jh Рік тому

      @@thegreatowl4912 gotcha my parents live in purgitsville

  • @thomaswoody2733
    @thomaswoody2733 Рік тому +14

    Donnie I am humbled by your story. I was born in Asheville NC in 1963. I love these mountains more than anything I know, and I been halfway around the world during my time in the Navy. There is nowhere like home once you see those blue ridge mountains in the distance. You can smell the sweet cool air . I am proud to be a Appalachian person who is considered a local by all the tourists that don't have a clue how we grew up living off of taters and pinto beans. Government cheese and a big can of peanut butter, with a lot of powdered milk. I guess it make us tough. Thanks Donnie. I wish I knew where I could get some venison because I don't hunt anymore. I sure remember that squirrel dumplings my momma made for us .

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +2

      Awesome story my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you. Merry Christmas my friend.

    • @JefferyAshmore
      @JefferyAshmore 10 днів тому

      I am a 1963 model also from illinois. We didnt have deer here when i was a kid, we were farmers had beef, rabbits ,squirrel, pheasants, quail. Alot of navy beans and fried potatoes. Lots of gravy. I miss my grandparents alot.

  • @colleenhelminiak1429
    @colleenhelminiak1429 Рік тому +28

    I could listen to you tell the stories of Appalachia til the cows come home.......the history of the mountains is something that should be told to the generations to come, and I hope that they will care for them until time stops forever. I hope that one day I can walk along the paths of the past in Cades Cove - and appreciate the people who worked so hard to make this beautiful place home. 🌄🌄🌄💖💖💖

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +4

      Well said my sister. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

    • @1stofer
      @1stofer Рік тому +2

      For some reason, history isn't taught anymore. It's a shame. Maybe because of what we did to the natives , idk. My great great grandparents are buried in Cades Cove and I didn't even know until I was in my twenties. All I was told by relatives was that we had ancestors from there. It's a beautiful place , almost trapped in time. Too bad many of the old structures weren't better preserved.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +3

      Thanks for sharing this my friend.

  • @SGortelli
    @SGortelli Рік тому +6

    Like listening to these stories

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend.

    • @boogerdog5247
      @boogerdog5247 Рік тому

      @@donnielaws7020
      Have visited many many times, yet many sights I've yet to see. Nearly fifty years spanning since 1975, but still learning new things of a very very special place.

  • @janetwheeler4210
    @janetwheeler4210 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for sharing all of your stories, I know that they will be remembered for years and years, please continue to share so our history is not forgotten, God 🙏 bless you and yours ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @hoot3168
    @hoot3168 Рік тому +13

    Used to go to Cades Cove as a kid. And my family name was on a barn, and a lot of graves. Little did I know, when I did our genealogy it was my kinfolk! My family moved over to NC. But you get a feeling, when you go into Cades Cove, that’s it’s a special place. Thank you for telling the story.

  • @matthewh117
    @matthewh117 Рік тому +8

    Hey Donnie. Great work on the history of Cade's Cove. The people that lived there were hard as nails, with hearts of gold. Thanks friend and have a great evening.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      So true my friend. Thanks for sharing. Your very welcome.

  • @randlerichardson5826
    @randlerichardson5826 Рік тому +28

    My great great grandmother was full blooded Cherokee Indian. I wish I could have met her I really do. I wonder if that’s why I love hunting and fishing so much??? Thoughts like this pop in my head all the time anymore. I get the urge to live in the wilds away from everything to.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +3

      I truly understand my friend. I have the same feelings. God bless you.

    • @noneya2567
      @noneya2567 Рік тому +1

      Oh bull.

    • @HillarybitchClinton
      @HillarybitchClinton Рік тому +1

      My grandmother was the full-blooded native Alaskan and I've heard stories of the terrors that they went through, children were taken from their families and sent to boarding schools. In these schools you would get beat if you spoke your native language they also gave you a "English" name and you are not allowed to go by your real name. The US government was oppressing native people well into the 40s and '50s. Who am I kidding they still do it.

    • @jugghead-1975
      @jugghead-1975 Рік тому

      Go watch some of dick prenicke old wilderness docs! I have those same urges and so did dick except he stayed 30yrs in twin lakes Alaska after cutting him out a home by hand !

    • @karensloane70
      @karensloane70 Рік тому

      I relate to that. My grandad looked full-blooded Indian. My mom always believed she was because she cared about the land and plants and animals so much, she told me it must be in her heritage. I too could live outdoors. I can't right now, but hope it's in my future to live off the land. Man has forgotten the best ways to live. Hopefully some are going back to it. ❤️

  • @drtom5936
    @drtom5936 Рік тому +34

    Another great video. Reminds me of sitting at my gradpa's feet and hearing stories that he would tell. I loved seeing the old folks and hearing the stories they would tell about how life was back in their day. You are keeping it alive Donnie and I thank you again for it.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +4

      Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. Your very welcome. God bless you.

  • @janicemclaughlin8100
    @janicemclaughlin8100 Рік тому +14

    Mr. McCaulley was a fascinating hardworking man. I have so much respect for all our ancestors. Donnie thanks for all your hard work researching and educating us all. Love it.✌️❤️✨

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +2

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @brentobrien6642
    @brentobrien6642 Рік тому +3

    From Canada been to the mountains in Tennessee 4 times and couldn't get back soon enough every time we left. Such a feeling there

  • @llewellynwhite1745
    @llewellynwhite1745 Рік тому +7

    Great History

  • @ginamcknight8115
    @ginamcknight8115 Рік тому +1

    Bro Donnie I play your playlist to help me have a peaceful sleep.I come from a long line of insomnia.But when I wake up during the night you are still talking with your comforting voice.This playlist is the best for me because of the Tipton family.Bout to take a nap now and got my playlist going😊 Blessings

  • @accousticdecay
    @accousticdecay Рік тому +14

    Thank you Donnie, please keep making these videos as long as you can. This is important for our children and grandchildren.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome my friend. Lord willing I will. God bless.

  • @robinhaupt9119
    @robinhaupt9119 Рік тому +13

    Thank you Donnie for helping us remember our history.

  • @lanacampbell-moore6686
    @lanacampbell-moore6686 Рік тому +6

    Yay Storytime Thanks Mr. Donnie!🤸🏻‍♀️💜

  • @Peachy08
    @Peachy08 10 місяців тому +1

    My second time watching this. I can never get enough. Planning another trip this month. Thank goodness they did save this place!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  10 місяців тому

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @jugghead-1975
    @jugghead-1975 Рік тому +8

    Love that Indian history... They loved these mnts more than anyone so hearing and sharing their history is important! Thank you Mr Donnie for another great down home show ! Happy new year

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome. HAPPY new year.

  • @dianelowrey4339
    @dianelowrey4339 Рік тому +5

    I love history. My family was the first settlement in the Cumberland Gap (The Hensley Family) then they settled in Kentucky in the Appellation Mountains Middlesbrough and Hyden I love to go visit my cousins as a kid. I enjoy your lessons ❤️🙏🏻

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your story with us. God bless you.

  • @philliphill5569
    @philliphill5569 Рік тому +7

    I enjoyed watching this video very much. I was able to visit Cades Cove this past September. The drive through the cove was some 11 miles long with plenty of places to stop and see. I went inside the churches and a couple of old cabins. It was a unique experience and I couldn’t help but feel a sense of reverence while there.

  • @roberthand6436
    @roberthand6436 Рік тому +2

    Donnie, simple words can't express how much I appreciate you and your dedication to telling the stories you share! Cades Cove is my favorite place, and I've been there many times. On one trip, I stopped at the Primitive Baptist Cemetery, had a piece of paper in my pocket and wrote down 14 names, just to check and see if I might be related? Out of the 14, I found 8 cousins, including John Oliver, my 15th cousin, four times removed! 😃 My family came through there on the way to Middle Tennessee, and apparently quite a few stayed right there. Thanks again, my friend, and may G-d bless you and yours always! ❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      WOW that's awesome my friend. So much history. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @rickbrown4199
    @rickbrown4199 10 днів тому

    My family and I can't hardly wait until your next video drops. Thank you for bringing quality family entertainment into our home.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  10 днів тому

      Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. So glad you enjoy them. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @PianoGirl76
    @PianoGirl76 Рік тому +5

    I love this and appreciate it! We are hoping to move into these mountains one day soon. When I am in those mountains, I feel like I am finally home. My health improves, as does my spirit. I am 1/16th Cherokee and can feel the pull of this area.

  • @TennValleyGal
    @TennValleyGal Рік тому +8

    Wow! Donnie. That was a nice piece of history. I've always wondered how Cade's Cove got it's name and now I know. Thanks for all your research on the cove, which is so beautiful that it's got to be one of God's favorite places on earth.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +3

      Amen my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome. God bless you.

  • @ralfgroh2719
    @ralfgroh2719 Рік тому +1

    I never tire of listening to this particular presentation. thx!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Awesome my friend. Your very welcome. Thank you.

  • @gregoryj.m.8985
    @gregoryj.m.8985 Рік тому +7

    The archive photos are so neat , it is such a beautiful peaceful place , and once a thriving little valley so steeped in history.
    Thank you for the video and history Brother.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @ipomoeaalba936
    @ipomoeaalba936 Рік тому +4

    Right on time Mr. Laws!
    A reason to take a seat and relax.
    Good evening to you sir, thank you.

  • @donaldwells2102
    @donaldwells2102 Рік тому +10

    Thanks Donnie for sharing with us the history of Cades Cove, its settlers, and the lives they lived.God Bless and have a Good Evening 🙂.

  • @mikelabadie4328
    @mikelabadie4328 4 місяці тому +1

    nothin better than a great history lesson told so well great respect to you sir for taking the time to share all these great stories

  • @ae1586
    @ae1586 Рік тому +5

    My 3rd great grandfather perry Shultz built the grist mill and had a gold mine in sevierville and in the 1960s a cache of gold coins would be found on his former homestead , family history says that he had procured dies from the old Charlotte mint in his capacity as postmaster and had quite literally minted his own money

  • @davsay2
    @davsay2 Рік тому +11

    Great history lesson Donnie. Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.9816 Рік тому +5

    Your documentaries are much better than any I'd see on the History channel. So much sadness in the history of Cades Cove and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, but it is all beautiful and I'm glad it's being preserved for future generations.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you so much my friend for sharing this. God bless you and Merry Christmas.

  • @johnpeddicord4932
    @johnpeddicord4932 Рік тому +10

    THANKS DONNIE, for your dedication for bringing back a little history in your part of the country 👍

  • @jessicamiller3639
    @jessicamiller3639 Рік тому +3

    I'm a Lawson from The Smokys of East Tennessee!!!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      That's so awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @stephenmayne4886
    @stephenmayne4886 Рік тому +7

    Thanks Donnie for sharing another great America history story. Merry Christmas 🎅

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome. Merry Christmas.

  • @sharonmccomas4173
    @sharonmccomas4173 Рік тому +7

    Donnie I just can't thank you enough for all the hard work you put into your channel. So interesting and the way you tell it and your voice is amazing. Thank you so much GOD bless you

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +2

      Thanks so much my friend for saying. Your very welcome. God bless you.

  • @joanies6778
    @joanies6778 4 дні тому

    Love the history of one of the most unique and beautiful places I have visited. God bless.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  4 дні тому

      Awesome my friend. Thanks so much. God bless you.

  • @homesteadingpastor
    @homesteadingpastor Рік тому +6

    Thank you Mr. Donnie, I really enjoyed this video. I love history and I love visiting Cades Cove every year, sometimes a couple times a year. And every time you make a video about the history of this awesome place and the fine folks that use to live there, it makes my visit there even better. Loved the interview of Mr. John McCaulley to 😊🙏🏻👍🏻❤️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +2

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @jjpdawgs8956
    @jjpdawgs8956 Рік тому +4

    Thank you Donnie for all you do Brother!

  • @tammyevans7333
    @tammyevans7333 Рік тому +3

    Great history, so nice to hear

  • @louparry7721
    @louparry7721 3 місяці тому +1

    What an interesting video. You have it loaded with history and how things were done back then. Absolutely amazing people. thanks for sharing, your friend, Louise

  • @primesspct2
    @primesspct2 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much for teaching me the history of Cades Cove.

  • @danhughes587
    @danhughes587 Рік тому +6

    Good job Donnie.

  • @barbaratatton3855
    @barbaratatton3855 Рік тому +4

    This is maybe one of my favoirite pieces you've done on these mountains, the country , the people and lifestyles. I made a screenshot of yoir chestnuts in this video to post. It's about that season for chestnut roasting. Thank you agian for sharing these videos. They fill my heart. Happy Holidays to you.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Awesome my friend. Thank you. God bless you.

    • @barbaratatton3855
      @barbaratatton3855 Рік тому +1

      @@donnielaws7020 Thank you. Your videos and sharing are a blessing I am grateful for and enjoy. God Bless you too.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend. God bless.

  • @lakewoodil
    @lakewoodil 14 годин тому

    Donnie, you do an excellent job in your presentations about the Smokies. It's obvious that you love the area as you well should. Thanks and I wish you the best. That had to be a tough life that took tough and determined people to weather living there, especially the winters.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  12 годин тому

      Hello my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @larryduvall316
    @larryduvall316 Рік тому +9

    It's been a while sence I've seen one of your video's, I'm so glad you're still sharing the history of our great land and the people who made it through,, Thanks again Mr Donnie !!!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @joanharkin6540
    @joanharkin6540 Рік тому +3

    Love this story!! Thank you so much!! Love n Bless you ❤️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome. God bless.

  • @danielt.3152
    @danielt.3152 Рік тому +3

    I have hiked the Appalachian Trail and Natchez trace hiking and I have been the Cades Cove and many southern civil war battlefields. It’s interesting to learn the history, I have been all over the USA by train,car, airplanes etc. and honestly I agree Appalachia is a one of the most beautiful places in this country, it’s hard to explain to people what it is really like my gf has not really traveled much on the east coast, and I feel like it’s near impossible to explain Appalachian Mountains to her. I think the Fall season is the best time to see this part of country. I think the ability of the people to be inventive and self sufficient was really speaking to how really creative and intelligent they were. I am not saying it was easy either, heck most things are hard in life but they found ways to make a living, and live a decent life most of them.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. Thank you friend. God bless you and HAPPY new year.

  • @Nonniemaye
    @Nonniemaye 4 місяці тому

    Thank you, Donnie . My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this video .
    God bless.

  • @williamhollman3763
    @williamhollman3763 Рік тому +4

    My great grandfather was a Worley from Tennessee and his wife was a Worley from Ashe County NC both just north of Cades cove. Thanks for showing our early local history.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @luke8210
    @luke8210 Рік тому +3

    I've lived in Arizona all my life. Ancestors, fought the apaches here. Then later, helped sign laws to secure rights for them.
    But to be honest, I've always felt a draw to apalachian country. Sure hope to travel that way someday. Great video, sir.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my. God bless you.

  • @allenburdett4923
    @allenburdett4923 Рік тому +3

    So interesting, was a hard life for the settlers, had to work so hard, thanks Donnie for another story

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome my friend.

  • @tammyrivas4442
    @tammyrivas4442 Рік тому +1

    Thank you Mr Donnie, my family began there (great great papaw. Love the Appalachian mountains always will.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend for sharing this. Your very welcome.

  • @cherylatkinson7479
    @cherylatkinson7479 Рік тому +4

    Another great video Donnie. Thanks for the history lesson and research about the Cove. I hate seeing the clear cut logging they did scaring the mountains like that. It was sort of a no win situation the government stopped the loging but the folks that lived there lost their land. Your sister Robin is starting to take after you with her video's doing history lesson after she goes to the some of the cemeteries. I know you're proud of her.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.

    • @richardbonner2354
      @richardbonner2354 Рік тому

      Miss Cheryl Atkinson,
      I hurt seeing that picture of a ravished Countryside..., 'complete' with a rail system to drag the Virgin Timber out, just as You and Mr Donnie Laws do.
      Interestin'..., Ol' Mr McCaulley spoke of "... Folk being "hot" after the B'ars in November..." so the Bear Clans wouldn't eat too many Cattle and Sheep come Springtime, and Donnie described the loggers as having "logged the area "heavy"..."
      Those greedy ol' corporation scallywags that took all that Timber..., they weren't "hot after" the wood, or even logging it "heavy"...; there're other words, more accurately descriptive, for what they did to Mother Earth there.
      A Lady Name o' Buffy Sainte-Marie -- an Original American from way up Saskatchewan way -- wrote a song called 'No, No, Keshagesh', about insatiable 'corporate' greed.
      "Keshagesh" is a Cherokee word that translates to "greedy guts". A Puppy that inhales all of His food, and then starts snaffleing up His Brother's and Sister's food, too; is a good example of 'Keshagesh'. If You were to "search" on a computer for that song o' Buffy's, You might enJoy it.
      🎼🎶"No, No, Keshagesh, You can' DO that no more."
      🙂
      Rick Bonner Pennsyltucky

    • @richardbonner2354
      @richardbonner2354 Рік тому +1

      (I was mistaken..., yet once't agin. Keshagesh is a Cree word, not a Cherokee word. Yet, One thing I'm sure of, the "meanin's" the same. Another thing of a certainty is, Ever'One smiles an' crys in the same language, the whole Whorl' over.)
      🙂
      Rick

    • @doomman700
      @doomman700 Рік тому

      The folks there were allowed to stay.

  • @davideason3141
    @davideason3141 Рік тому +4

    Donnie, I like all of your videos, but this one was especially good. Thank you for doing the work it takes to put these videos together, I know it ain't easy.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you so much my friend for sharing this. I really appreciate it. God bless you.

  • @deborahkimball-billups6405
    @deborahkimball-billups6405 Рік тому +2

    Awesome video Handsome . Thank you

  • @c.s.l2340
    @c.s.l2340 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for the Cades Cove videos. That was one of my dad’s favorite places to go.

  • @1CathyHendrix
    @1CathyHendrix Рік тому +3

    What great info on the early settlers of the area! Really enjoyed this! Thanks for passing your knowledge along to us. Hope you are having a good week and God bless!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.

  • @paulfulton5078
    @paulfulton5078 Рік тому +3

    Fascinating information! I live in the north...born and raised. But all my ancestors are from the south... mainly Alabama. My great grandmother was full blooded Creek Indian. Her father in law (my great great grandpa) fought in the Civil War in an Alabama company unit. So I have close ties to the south, always will.

  • @debbiepalmer6295
    @debbiepalmer6295 Рік тому +1

    I could listen to your stories all day. I love learning this history of the places I love. Thank you and god bless

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome. God bless.

  • @lisaculp8434
    @lisaculp8434 Рік тому +1

    Dear Sir...I enjoy your "stories of truth -& inspiration" more than any other I've listened to. Thank you for sharing your teachings with us. God bless & keep you & yours always. Can't wait for the next video.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. Your very welcome. God bless you.

  • @bmiller22765
    @bmiller22765 Рік тому +3

    Chief Doublehead relocated to northwest Alabama in Lauderdale and Colbert county’s. And we have Bankhead National Forest that covers several counties here. And as far as I know, it’s the only one that people still owns property inside of it and still live there. Great deer hunting!!!

  • @00buck2
    @00buck2 Рік тому +3

    So Strange how fast times have changed and not all of it was for the better just my own opinion. Thank you for all the time and work it takes for making these videos for everyone to see. Take care Donnie your friend from N,C

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Thank you friend for sharing this. Your very welcome my friend.

    • @larryreese6146
      @larryreese6146 Рік тому +2

      Like your comment Mr. Double ought and agree with you in part. Seems that times were simpler, there were fewer people, less crime, and folks were closer together. But there was a time, not too long ago, when young women died of childbirth fever, when measles, mumps, killer influenza, and Killer polio stalked the land, when pneumonia could pretty much be a death sentence. Not until the 1940s was penicillin available and not commonly available until the 50s, right about the time I was born.. Not until the 1930s was rural electricity a common commodity. I well remember trudging to the outhouse on dark snow covered nights for a distance that seemed like a mile, the north wind whistling up the outhouse drop tube. Our house had little insulation and only 2 fifteen Amp breakers for light bulbs and we took our baths in the long wash tub with water heated on the stove. We were lucky to have running water in the house. Some of our relatives didn't. Yes, it's easy to get nostalgic but in lots of ways these are the good old days.

    • @00buck2
      @00buck2 Рік тому +1

      @@larryreese6146 yes they were some very hard times and doing without running water is very hard once you get used to it. I had the mumps when was just a little boy and still have scars from where I had the checking pox but seem like people cared about each other more than today and it was up to us where we wanted to wear a mask or not plus we never had one to wear. and we knew all the people that lived for miles around and people looked forward to getting new things now days they have to rent a place to put stuff they have so much. we never had a light in the out house but did have it in the main house when and if could pay the power bill. I remember carrying water in the winter and would have to break the ice out of the spring where it would freeze back from the day before and yes it was a very good spring and yes it will freeze over. some things might be better some may not be. Thanks for the reply and take care.

    • @larryreese6146
      @larryreese6146 Рік тому +2

      @@00buck2 2 things other than the fellowship of all those good old hardworking honest folks who have passed on are that cold clear water pulled from the bottom of a well on a hot day. How sweet it tasted. That and those ice cold soda pops you'd pull from the cooler in those old general stores. Shake the water off the bottle and pop the lid. Nothing better than those little strong cokes you used to be able to get. Dime a bottle, if you drank it in the store. Remember? Take care, sir. We had it while we had it.

    • @00buck2
      @00buck2 Рік тому +1

      @@larryreese6146 Seems like I can still smell it when I would slide the cooler top back where he kept the Bologna and cheese in there with the cold drinks gave it a different smell. Hope you have a great day and take care.

  • @bethgiesey9405
    @bethgiesey9405 Рік тому +2

    I love the history you provide. Thank you & I can't wait for the next episode!

  • @Faradiddle
    @Faradiddle Рік тому

    We have gained Much over the Centuries...but we have lost Much too...another excellent video. 👍

  • @jjsadventures
    @jjsadventures Рік тому +5

    I hate that the park took the Cove from the residents. I so appreciate the old ways and don’t care for all the modern ways ❤️

  • @maxgreene8002
    @maxgreene8002 Рік тому +3

    cool

  • @SGHIV
    @SGHIV Рік тому +2

    Love your documentaries Donnie! Thanks for all your hard work!

  • @robertbeaulieu8721
    @robertbeaulieu8721 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for the history Donnie I am Canadian and I love North American history, I bought a double cd, 4 part series a few years back that is priceless put out by PBS called APPALACHIA a history of mountains and people NARRATED by Sissy Spacek. I would think that Amazon or the likes would still have it well worth the money also The West by KEN BURNS was great source of knowledge.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. That's great. Your very welcome.

    • @robertbeaulieu8721
      @robertbeaulieu8721 Рік тому

      @@donnielaws7020 I searched for what seemed like 3 days to edit my comment as I was wrong about Ken Burns and The Indian Wars it was The West series by Ken Burns. I have not seen so many comments as with you good job friend. carry on. cheers Thank You for replying not many take the time.

  • @jjsadventures
    @jjsadventures Рік тому +3

    I would love to meet you the next time we’re there and learn more about Cades Cove and those mountains. My heart and soul is in those mountains and when I visit I come home. I would love to live in one of the cabins and enjoy the simple , hard working life

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

    • @jjsadventures
      @jjsadventures Рік тому

      @@donnielaws7020 I’m hoping we can meet. I love hearing about the mountains and the cove and appreciate the way they lived. Today is such a nightmare with so much technology and modern ways

  • @xjackiex24
    @xjackiex24 Рік тому +3

    ✌️😊📸💯

  • @arthurpeterson246
    @arthurpeterson246 Рік тому

    Thanks Donny for showing this to us we really appreciate it.God Bless

  • @Peckerwood-502
    @Peckerwood-502 Рік тому +2

    Was recommended to do the drive through when we were there. I’m so glad we did. Absolutely beautiful place and tons of wildlife. Had a couple mama bears and their cubs, a few big boys, tons of deer and turkeys. Can’t wait to go back again.

  • @greg7129
    @greg7129 Рік тому

    Man oh man Donnie, priceless stuff ! Thanks again !

  • @CaroleLeamer735
    @CaroleLeamer735 Рік тому

    Its a rainy day here in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. (Much needed rain) I couldn't think of a better way to spend it than catching up on Mr Donnie videos! ❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Рік тому +1

      Awesome my friend. God bless you. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @melvinjackson2212
    @melvinjackson2212 Рік тому

    i,m not from the mountains. i was born and raised in louisiana. but your stories made my mind go back to yesterday and the stories i remember. i grew up dirt poor. i know my time aint longer but i have lived a life that i wouldn't trade for anything.

  • @docmagame9089
    @docmagame9089 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Donnie. Always look forward to your vids.

  • @jamescowsert2128
    @jamescowsert2128 Рік тому

    Wonderful series. Thank you.

  • @paulinemashburn3086
    @paulinemashburn3086 Рік тому

    Thank you Donnie. I really enjoy hearing your story telling and share them with my family. Really miss my KY/TN mountains. Especially Middlesboro and surrounding area.

  • @deanlibby5878
    @deanlibby5878 Рік тому

    Thanks again Donnie for another great story about Cade's Cove! 👍🙏

  • @elizabethschell1441
    @elizabethschell1441 Рік тому

    Wonderful information. I always enjoy your videos. Thank you so much! This history needs to be remembered!

  • @ben8509
    @ben8509 Рік тому +2

    A gem of a video! Just fabulous. You know how to lift a fellas spirits after a long day. The interview at the end was absolutely fantastic!