Rural Life in Cumberland County Tennessee

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Map of Cumberland County, Tennessee.
Map of Cumberland County, Tennessee.
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The Cumberland Plateau is rich in rural beauty. Postcard-peaceful scenes invite the eye and tease the would-be landowner's imagination.
The Cumberland Plateau is rich in rural beauty. Postcard-peaceful scenes invite the eye and tease the would-be landowner's imagination.

Cream of the country: Cumberland County, Tennessee. The fourth in the continuing series of the best sections of America to live a rural lifestyle.

Rural Life in Cumberland County Tennessee

When Ohio-born Mike Moser moved–via Minnesota and Alabama–to Crossville, Tennessee, to become editor of the 101-year-old Crossville Chronicle, he was impressed by the friendliness of the people.

“I was told,” Mike says, “that when folks say ‘good morning’ to you, they really mean it-and it’s true! About a year later, I was truly amazed at their generosity. You see, I met another ‘outsider’–a girl from Georgia, who worked for the city–and, since we had no family here, we planned a quiet wedding. However, some local women with whom I was barely acquainted decided to give us a big beautiful wedding at the state park, with the mayor officiating. That’s the kind of people you’ll find on the Cumberland Plateau.”

The natives here refer to it as living “up on the mountain,” and, indeed, the roads leading up the escarpments of the immense Cumberland Plateau do appear to be headed for the top of the world. Once there, the traveler is greeted by a green, undulating landscape rich with streams, waterfalls, wild gorges, and hillsides covered with hardwood forests that have long been a source of income for the region.

  • Published on Mar 1, 1987
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