Great Smoky Mountains Time Line

By Hawkwonder
  • 1540

    Found

    Found
    Hernando De Soto finds the Cherokee in The Great Smoky mountians

  • Building

    Building
    People clear areas to build houses, such as farm houses and things like that.

  • Settlers

    Settlers
    The first non-indian people settle in Cades Cove

  • Removal

    Removal
    The Cherokee were removed from the Great Smokies in what was known as the "Trail of Tears"

  • War

    During the Civil war, people were divided against each other. People would often raid each other.

  • Business

    Lumber companies start to cut on Eagle and Hazel creeks.

  • Fighting for the Smokies

    Fighting for the Smokies
    Through the 1920's ans 1930's, people fought for the Smokies to become a park. Some of the leaders in that were George Masa, Horace Kephart, Paul Fink, Ann Davis, and David Chapman.

  • Creation

    Creation
    The park was created in 1934. It wasn't dedicated until 1940 by President Roosevelt.

  • Lumber

    Lumber
    The Little River Lumber company is done cutting lumber in Tremont.

  • Moving

    Moving
    The people living there were asked to leave their mountain homes. The Walker sisters refused to leave. They stayed until they died.