Randall Higgins
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Members of the Ocoee Region Builders Association say there’s hope for a deteriorating 1820s-era cabin on property once owned by Cherokee Chief John Ross.
“It can be saved,” said Dennis Epperson with the builders association, whose members inspected the building this morning.
He said volunteers will work on the building over the next few months, possibly using logs from other cabins or structures dating from the same era.
The cabin, built in the 1820s by Andrew McDonough, was moved to the former John Ross property in 1981.
Last week, Bradley County commissioners voted to give $5,000 toward the restoration effort as seed money for grants.
Debbie Moore, a local history writer who has organized an effort to save the cabin, said she hopes the work can be done by next year, the 30th anniversary of its move to the Flint Springs site.
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