Rock City Barns on U.S. 129

 

Rock City Barn TN-36, U.S. Highway 129 south of Maryville, January 13, 1996.

I first photographed this barn in beautiful fall weather in November, 1994, then made the snow scene above on January 13, 1996. I liked the snow, but the book designer chose the fall scene. It's on page 67, if you have the Rock City Barns book.

Rock City Barn TN-36 on November 3, 1994.

The barn is located on U.S. 129 south, about four miles from the intersection with U.S. 441 south of Maryville, Tennessee. If you're traveling away from the 411 intersection your compass will say you're going east, but officially, you're going south because 129 is officially a north-south highway. Also, the barn is on the right side of the highway and well hidden by trees, so if you're going South (east) you won't be able to see it. However, there's an intersection just beyond the church sign you can see in the picture where you can turn around and get a view of the barn.

There's another Rock City barn just beyond this one, but on the left and easy to see. This one was also photographed on November 3, 1994.

 Rock City Barn TN-37. About 200 yards from TN-36.

At the other end of this stretch of U.S. 129 is Robbinsville, North Carolina and another Rock City barn. In between is one of the most famous (or infamous) stretches of highway in the United States -- the twisting, turning, winding road know as "The Dragon." Everyone should drive it once. If you drive it more than once you may need to talk to a counselor. 

Rock City Barn NC-11, Robbinsville, NC

I last photographed this barn in 2019 for an article in Blue Ridge Country magazine. It's looking pretty bedraggled, but still standing.

(The first three photographs were made with Canon EOS film cameras; the Robbinsville barn with a Fuji X-T1 digital camera.)

Signed copies of my book Backroads and Byways of Georgia are available. The price is $22.95 plus $3.95 shipping. My PayPal address is djphoto@vol.com (which is also my email). Or you can mail me a check to 8943 Wesley Place, Knoxville, TN 37922. Include your address and tell me how you would like your book inscribed.

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