Visiting The Smokies Summer 2020
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This is the home of Mrs. Elbert Carver, which was located in the Cosby Creek area. The pictured was taken and dated by C.S. Grossman, April 1942.
The Beauty, Mystery, and Adventure of Cosby’s History Highlighted Students of Tennessee history learn early that three distinct geographic divisions comprise the Volunteer State: East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee. Local citizens know, too, that the Cocke County community of Cosby is also divided into three distinct parts: Upper Cosby, Cosby, and Lower Cosby. Generally speaking, Upper Cosby begins at the intersection of Hwy. 321 and the Hooper Hwy. (known locally as “the road to Gatlinburg”) and extends all the
way to the TN/NC state line, thereby taking in all of Cocke County’s portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The section known simply as “Cosby” runs down to the intersection of Hwy. 321 and Wilton Springs Road. Here Lower Cosby begins and includes the areas of Bogard, Middle Creek, and Pleasant Valley. This portion of Cocke County appealed to the early settlers whose ancestors left Ireland, Scotland, and Continue to page 34
