The Ogle Cabin: King of the Gatlinburg Cabins
Gatlinburg cabins provide cozy and intimate accommodations for any type of traveler. Although you’ll find a wide range of cabins to chose from, there is one cabin that must be experienced while you’re vacationing in Gatlinburg.The Ogle Cabin: King of the Gatlinburg Cabins
Near the heart of Gatlinburg, TN, the very first cabin in the area can be still be found. William Ogle, a hunter and trader, settled the land for the cabin around 1802 and began preparing the logs to build the cabin. He returned home to South Carolina to fetch his wife and family, but died (apparently from malaria) in 1803 before returning.
The Ogle Cabin, built in 1807 by Martha Jane Husky Ogle on behalf of her deceased husband William, is the most significant of all of the Gatlinburg cabins. In honor of the Gatlinburg cabin’s 200th anniversary, and coinciding with the town’s bicentennial celebration, the Ogle Cabin was added to the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places, along with several other buildings in the area. At the same time, the Ogle Cabin was given National and Tennessee Register of Historic Places designation.
When Martha Ogle headed to what is now Gatlinburg in 1807, she was not alone. She brought her five sons and two daughters, along with her brother, Peter Huskey, and his family. Together, they finished building the cabin that William had started. The two families were among the first settlers of White Oak Flats, later renamed Gatlinburg. Little did they know that the Ogle cabin would set the stage for numerous Gatlinburg cabins to come.
The Gatlinburg Cabins of Today
Thankfully, the Gatlinburg cabins of today are much more roomy and much more comfortable than the one that Martha Ogle built 200 years ago. There is a wide variety of cabins available to choose from, so surf around and find the top locations for Gatlinburg cabin rentals. Cabins for couples, cabins for families, cabins for groups -- there are a wide range of Gatlinburg cabin rentals to choose from no matter what the size of your party.
Today, the Ogle Cabin is open for viewings, but on a rather irregular schedule, so call first to make sure it will be open when you are visiting. Don’t miss the chance to take a closer look at the first of the Gatlinburg cabins!
