McLemore Cove: One Final Note

Captain John McLemore Historical Marker

West Cove Road, McLemore Cove

Olympus OM-D E-M5, Panasonic 14-140 f3.5-5.6 lens

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I received a comment from a reader who identified himself as a descendent of the man for whom the cove was named. Captain John McLemore, the son of a Scottish fur trader and a Cherokee mother, lived in the Cove in the early 1800s before moving west to Arkansas in 1817.

The photograph at the top of this post is of a marker placed by the Walker County Historical Society at the intersection of West Cove Road and Captain Tom Wood Road in honor of John McClemore. Unfortunately, no one bothers to maintain the site. It's not hard to find in winter, but more difficult in summer foliage. 

In any case, if the commenter should ever visit the Cove, he should be able, with a little poking around, to find his ancestor's marker.

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(Photographs copyright David B. Jenkins 2020)

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