CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The group working to save a nearly 2-century-old log cabin decided on a plan of action Tuesday.
The committee, appointed by the Bradley County Commission, agreed the cabin in the Flint Springs community should be dismantled and the logs stored on site. When it is reconstructed, with some rotting logs replaced, the cabin will sit off the ground to protect it from future rot. The area around the cabin also will be contoured to solve drainage problems.
“We’ve got material. We’ve got the logs. We’ve got workers who have volunteered their time. Now we’ve just got to get some ‘doing’ going,” said Jim Laub, president of the Flint Springs Ruritan Club.
The cabin, built in the 1820s, was moved from Hamilton County to Bradley County nearly 30 years ago. Since then, it was neglected for years and was almost hidden by kudzu vines. The cabin sits on farmland once owned by Cherokee Chief John Ross.
The group agreed Tuesday the cabin should be referred to as the Flint Springs Cabin.