Lucinda Oakley Ogle, whose grandfather witnessed the ensuing skirmish, later recounted her grandfather's recollections:
Federal forces marched south from Knoxville and Sevierville to drive out Thomas' men, who had built a small fort on Burg Hill. This changed when a company of Confederate Colonel William Holland Thomas' Legion occupied the town to protect the salt peter mines at Alum Cave, near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. ĭespite its anti-slavery sentiments, Gatlinburg, like most Smoky communities, tried to remain neutral during the war.
Civil War found Gatlin, who became a Confederate sympathizer, at odds with the residents of the flats, who were mostly pro- Union, and he was forced out in 1859. By 1857, a full-blown feud had erupted between the Gatlins and the Ogles, probably over Gatlin's attempts to divert the town's main road. 1798–1880), giving the town the name "Gatlinburg." even though the town bore his name, Gatlin, who didn't arrive in the flats until around 1854, constantly bickered with his neighbors. In 1856, a post office was established in the general store of Radford Gatlin (c. See also: East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy Their descendants still live in the area today. Among these early settlers were Timothy Reagan (c. Most were veterans of the American Revolution or War of 1812 who had converted the 50-acre (200,000 m 2) tracts they had received for service in war into deeds. In the decade following the arrival of the Ogles, McCarters, and Huskeys in what came to be known as White Oak Flats, a steady stream of settlers moved into the area. James and Rebecca McCarter settled in the Cartertown district of Gatlinburg. The cabin still stands today near the heart of Gatlinburg. William Ogle's notched logs awaited them, and they erected a cabin near the confluence of Baskins Creek and the West Fork of the Little Pigeon shortly after their arrival. Sometime around 1806, Martha Huskey Ogle made the journey over Indian Gap Trail to what is now Gatlinburg with her brother, Peter Huskey, her daughter, Rebecca, and her daughter's husband, James McCarter. His widow, Martha Huskey Ogle (1756–1827), moved the family to Virginia, where she had relatives. However, shortly after his arrival in Edgefield, a malaria epidemic swept the low country, and Ogle succumbed to the disease in 1803. He returned home to Edgefield to retrieve his family and grow one final crop for supplies. With the help of the Cherokee, Ogle cut, hewed, and notched logs in the flats, planning to erect a cabin the following year. US-441 largely follows this same route today, although it crests at Newfound Gap rather than Indian Gap.Īlthough various 18th-century European and early American hunters and fur trappers probably traversed or camped in the flats where Gatlinburg is now situated, it was Edgefield, South Carolina, native William Ogle (1751–1803) who first decided to permanently settle in the area. This trail connected the Great Indian Warpath with Rutherford Indian Trace, following the West Fork of the Little Pigeon River from modern-day Sevierville through modern-day Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and the Sugarlands, crossing the crest of the Smokies along the slopes of Mount Collins, and descending into North Carolina along the banks of the Oconaluftee River.
History Early history The William "Old Billy" and Martha Jane Huskey Ogle Cabin in Gatlinburg Downtown Gatlinburgįor centuries, Cherokee hunters, as well as other Native American hunters before them, used a footpath known as the Indian Gap Trail to access the abundant game in the forests and coves of the Smokies. Prior to incorporation, the town was known as White Oak Flats, or just simply White Oak. Route 441, which connects to Cherokee, North Carolina, on the southeast side of the national park. It is a popular vacation resort, as it rests on the border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park along U.S. It is located 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Knoxville and had a population of 3,944 at the 2010 Census and a U.S. Gatlinburg is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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