Hannah Cabin (photo by Mark Soffan)

For a location map, visit the Cataloochee Historical Area web page.

The Hannah Cabin was built in 1864 by John Jackson Hannah, son of one of the original settlers to the Big Cataloochee area, Evan Hannah. Like many grown children of Big Cataloochee families, John settled in the Little Cataloochee area because all of the land was taken in Big Cataloochee. When he died, his son Jim took over the property and lived here until selling to the state government for inclusion in the new Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (The Federal government could not purchase land for a National Park, so the states did the purchasing and donated it to the National Park Service).

Apples were the main crop in Little Cataloochee, and while there were other buildings on the farm and orchard, only the home remains today. It is usually open to visitors, but like all building in the area, it is empty inside.

The Hannah Cabin is located along the Little Cataloochee Trail, making hiking and horseback riding the only way to see it and two other remaining structures in the Little Cataloochee community. This is a mountain trail that follows a stream and is moderate in difficulty, though there are some strenuous sections. It can also become quite muddy after a rain storm. The one-way distance is about six miles. The trail can be accessed from its southern end at the Beech Grove School in Big Cataloochee by first walking .8-mile down the Pretty Hollow Gap Trail to the intersection with the Little Cataloochee Trail (the 6-mile distance stated earlier includes the .8 mile). The northern access point is along the dirt road that runs between the Cataloochee and Big Creek regions.

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