At home in the Smokies

Part 1 Recapturing the Past

Reading edition

Illustration from At home in the Smokies: a history handbook for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee

Joseph S. Hall

Aden Carver of Oconaluftee was a carpenter, stone mason, millwright, deacon, and preacher. He was more versatile than some men but representative of many who worked hard and enjoyed their lives in the Smokies.