Everything Robbinsville is known for
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A broad, fertile valley in the Great Smoky Mountains that was home to a thriving Appalachian community from the 1820s until the creation of the national park in the 1930s.
15 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Welcome to Robbinsville, the eastern mile marker of the Cherohala Skyway and the town Congress pointed the road at in 1962. This is Graham County, one of the least populated counties in North Carolina, and the whole…
This is the stretch that earned the road its name. You are now above five thousand feet, running a ridge where the trees shrink, the wind picks up, and on a clear day you can see four states at once. Pull off at any of…
Ever wonder how electricity gets to your house? This massive concrete structure, the Santeetlah Dam, plays a big role in powering this region. Back in 1925, the Tallassee Power Company, now known as Tapoco, started…
The whole thing started as a joke. In 1958, a man named Sam Williams was watching the TV show Wagon Train, and at the next Kiwanis Club meeting in Tellico Plains he cracked wise about leading a real wagon train over the…
Imagine the bustling days of a turn-of-the-century boomtown right here in Andrews. This spot marks the location of the Franklin Pierce Cover House, a stunning reminder of that era. Built around 1900 by Franklin Pierce…
Stand in awe of Fontana Dam, the tallest concrete dam east of the Mississippi, built by the TVA. In the early 1940s, the Tennessee Valley Authority built Fontana Dam to power aluminum plants critical to the war effort…
Pull over and take a look – this isn't just another mountain lodge; it's a piece of hydropower history! In the 1930s, the Tallassee Power Company, later known as Tapoco, built this lodge as a retreat for its employees…
Perched high on the Cherohala Skyway, Snowbird Mountain Lodge offers more than just breathtaking views; it's a portal to a bygone era of rustic elegance. In 1940 and 1941, Arthur and Edwin Wolfe commissioned Asheville…
Feast your eyes on Cheoah Dam, a giant concrete wall that tamed the Little Tennessee River! This impressive structure isn't just a pretty face; it played a vital role in powering America's industrial might. In 1916,…
Imagine life in the Great Smoky Mountains as you explore this historic log cabin nestled within the national park. This isn't just another old building; it's a window into a way of life now mostly vanished from these…
Look out over the water, because beneath that lake lies the ghost town of Calderwood. This wasn't just any town; it was built by Alcoa in 1912 to support the construction of the Calderwood Dam and others nearby. It…
You are rolling through the Cherokee National Forest, and the name Cherohala itself is a mash-up — CHERO from Cherokee, HALA from Nantahala, the two national forests the road threads together. Indian Boundary sits right…
Imagine life in this isolated valley before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park existed, home to numerous early settlers. Cades Cove was a thriving community for many years. By the 1850s, the population had grown…
A broad, fertile valley in the Great Smoky Mountains that was home to a thriving Appalachian community from the 1820s until the creation of the national park in the 1930s.
Stop here and you're standing near what was once a thriving Cherokee village, Quanassee, built around the Spikebuck Mound. For centuries, this land was home to people of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture, who…
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