Carter County

Cove Ridge Marina

The barn at Cove Ridge Marina located on Piercetown Road in Butler, Tennessee was built in the late 1800s by Henry White. Mr. White built the barn from hand-cut timbers for his son-in-law, John Pierce. John Pierce owned and farmed the land where Cove Ridge Marina is today.The Bass and Trout quilt pattern was selected due to the obvious connection between the pattern and the current marina aspect of the land on which the barn resides. The quilt artist for the project was Candace St Lawrence from Johnson County, Tennessee.

Pattern: Bass and Trout

Artist: Candace St. Lawrence

Crumley Farm

‘Our father, Jack Crumley, bought the farm from Fed Judge Robert Taylor in 1972. He had been tenant farming for Mr. Taylor since 1943. Soon after our father and mother moved their family to the farm and raised (in addition to us 5 children) cattle, tobacco, corn, and hay. Mot of all our food we grew on the farm. We had our own vegetables, meat, eggs, and milk. We had to buy very little food except for staples such as flour, sugar, coffee, and meal. In the farmhouse there are gunports that soldiers used during the Civil War to shoot out of the house, and bullet holes from soldiers shooting back from the outside. During the Civil War soldiers hid ammunition and supplies in the caves on the property. The quilt was made in the 1970s from clothing scraps. Out of necessity we had to learn to sew and quilt.’

Pattern: Lone Star

Hardin House

Pattern: Crazy; Nine Patch

Artist: Painted by Bob Hardin

Hart Barn

In the 1930s, Julia Pearl Persinger Hart, grandmother of the current owner of Hart Farm, pieced a Hearts and Gizzards quilt top, a block of which was copied for the quilt square on the barn. When she died in 1942, Julia’s quilt tops were divided among her six
The Hart Farm was purchased in 1838 from Joseph Garland, Jr. In 1841, Harrison Hendrix purchased it from his parents, Solomon and Susanna Hart Hendrix (Solomon's great-uncle was the purchaser of the land in 1838). In 1860, Harrison Hendrix sold the property. Harrison Hendrix was one of four persons entrusted with the plans to burn railroad bridges during the Civil War. Two of his wives are buried on the property. In 1860, Harrison Hendrix sold the property to George Persinger, who died in 1887 and left the property to his son, George Lewis Persinger. In 1868, George Persinger donated the land for the Brick Church (now known as the Brick Christian Church). George Lewis Persinger died in 1893 and left the farm to his six children, one of which was Julia Pearl Persinger Hart, the grandmother mother of the current owner.

Pattern: Hearts & Gizzards

Artist: Painted by artists in the Watuga Valley Art League

Nidiffer Farms

Nidiffer Farms is a place where families can come and pick their own pumpkins. In addition to growing pumpkins, the Nidifferw raise cattle and vegetables. The Nidiffer family have always been farmers located in Carter County. This particular homestead was bought in 1960 when they wanted to have more land. The quilt square is inspired by a baby quilt that the current owner of the farm’s, Grandmother Josie Nidiffer, made him. Corn and pumpkins available seasonally, see information at Pick TN Website:

Pattern: Dresden Plate

Website: http://www.agriculture.state.tn.us/Marketing.asp?QSTRING=DETAIL&DISPLAY=235

Storie Barn 1

Pattern: Dutch Boy & Girl

Storie Barn 2

Pattern: Nine Patch

Vest Greenhouse

A variety of spring bedding plants, perennials, annuals, herbs, and shrubs. Call for hours: 423-926-0946

Pattern: Dahlia