The Murrell Home was occupied by various Murrell relatives from the time of the Civil War until the early 1900s, when the lands given to the Cherokees were broken up into individual allotments. Before that time, the Cherokees held all their lands in common, including the land on which the Murrell Home was built.
Smokehouse
Smokehouses were also frequently used on plantations. This one is not original to the plantation; it was built in 1896.
Photo © Nancy Parode
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