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[thecrimsonarcher]

Based on what very little information I could find online, this now abandoned restaurant was known as the All American Grill. I've done some digging and discovered it officially opened on November 29, 2016 and closed on August 25, 2017. According to the final post made on their Facebook page, the owner had hit some hard times financially and had no other choice but to close his restaurant. If the reviews are to be believed, this unassuming diner in the middle of nowhere served the best hamburgers in Sweetwater and offered a food delivery service that was well received by many. #abandoned #abandonedplaces #americanflag #diner #tennessee #backroadadventures #abandonedamericana #urbanexploration #urbex

[thecrimsonarcher]

The abandoned McMurray Cemetery is located on the Monroe County side of Chilhowee Lake, near Mt. Pleasant Road in the tiny mountain community of Citico. I don't know much about it, but I plan to do more research on the family buried there soon. The most recent grave dated back to 1923, leading us to theorize the family may have well died out, leaving little to no descendants. #tennessee #chilhoweelake #abandoned #cemetery #graveyard #urbex #urbanexploration #forgotten #leftbehind #backroadadventures

[thecrimsonarcher]

Turkeypen Falls, although up the road a piece from Chilhowee Dam, is technically in Monroe County, as all descriptions of it point to it lying within the vicinity of the Cherokee National Forest. It stands at roughly 30 feet tall and tumbles down a steep canyon before flowing into Chilhowee Lake. #tennessee #chilhoweelake #cherokeenationalforest #waterfall #waterfallsofinstagram #nature #backroadadventures

[thecrimsonarcher]

The Throne Room is nearly impossible to photograph on sunny days because of all the marbles. When the sun hits it just right, the effect is blinding! #greenbackcastle #greenback #tennessee #unusual #roadsideoddities #crosses #unique #backroadadventures (at Greenback Castle)

[thecrimsonarcher]

Bob Stratton was brutally murdered by the Kirkland Bushwhackers sometime around September 3, 1864. He was a member of the 59 Tennessee Regiment for the Confederate States of America. Based on historical accounts, the Kirkland Bushwhackers was a gang of thugs that consisted of both Union and Confederate deserters who terrorized communities that were scattered throughout the mountains of southeastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. According to most accounts, Bob was killed for one reason and one reason only--his gun. See, he possessed a big, fancy gun that was extremely hard to come by at the time, a breach loading Sharps. To make a long story short, he and his friend Jack Roberts were making their way through the old road bed in search of a missing cow when they happened upon a sheet of paper on the forest floor. As he bent down to pick it up, the Bushwhackers opened fire, killing Bob instantly. His friend, Jack, died from his injuries two days later. Ultimately, the Bushwhackers did succeed in stealing Bob Stratton's gun, as a witness to the grisly event had observed while hiding in the bushes nearby. Because they were unable to move his body to a cemetery, Bob's wife and sister in law buried his corpse and buried him where he fell several days later. #tennessee #grave #tombstone #hiddenhistory #civilwar #forgotten #backroadadventures

[thecrimsonarcher]

Flowers and tombstones--somewhere in Ballplay, Tennessee. #tennessee #ballplay #flowers #springishere #graveyard #cemetery #backroadadventures #madeintennessee

[thecrimsonarcher]

For all you horror movie buffs out there--if you're familiar with the 1986 low budget horror movie The Curse, this is the very location where the film was shot. Years ago, a two story farm house stood between the two trees. The property belongs to actor David Keith. #tennessee #tellicoplains #horrormovies #country #thecurse #backroadadventures #cultclassic

[thecrimsonarcher]

Visited Stratton Meadows for the first time today! Most of the original meadow, which was a popular picnic spot, was destroyed during the construction of the Cherohala Skyway. Very few of it remains today. #northcarolina #cherokeenationalforest #strattonmeadows #nature #mountainsarecalling #nantahalanationalforest #bridge #backroadadventures