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'Nebraska'
Pioneer Homestead
Knob Creek Road
Johnson City, TN
Nearby Attractions
Tennessee Quilts
http://www.tennesseequilts.com
114 Boone Street
Jonesborough, Tennessee 37659
(423) 753-6644
Monday-Saturday, 9:30 to 5:30 Eastern
Johnson City Farmers Market
South Roan St. and State of Franklin Rd.
Johnson City, TN 37617
OPEN-AIR/SEASONAL
Open Wed-Sat, June-October
Boones Creek Pottery
4903 North Roan Street
Johnson City, TN 37615
(423) 282-2801
potter@boonescreekpottery.com
Local Lodging
Johnson City Convention &
For More Information:
Appalachian RC&D Council
(Resource Conservation & Development)
1105 East Jackson Boulevard, Suite 4
Jonesborough, TN 37659
423-753-4441 ext. 4
www.appalachianrcd.org
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PIONEER HOMESTEAD
Isabell Krouse Sherfey, grandmother of the
current owner, made the all-cotton quilt from which this
unknown pattern is copied. Isabell made the quilt at her
homeplace, probably with the help of her three sisters, all
of whom were trained by their mother, Susanna Wine Krouse,
in the art of spinning, weaving, knitting and crocheting.
The Krouses grew flax and cotton to use in their spinning
and raised sheep for the wool to card and spin. Isabell
brought the quilt to begin housekeeping when she married
widower, David Preston Sherfey, in 1889. He had served with
the Union Army in the Civil War and had sold his 1861 Colt
revolver to purchase a wagon, mowing machine, hay rake, and
a team of mules for farming 17 ½ acres and log cabin he had
bought in 1886. This land was part of the original 400+
acres granted to Charles Duncan in 1777 in what was then the
state of North Carolina. David Sherfey was a nurseryman,
growing fruit trees for sale and farming. He and Isabell
had one son, John A. Sherfey, who gave Pioneer Homestead its
name in recognition of its land grant origin.
The Charles Duncan log cabin, built before
1777, still stands today and was completely restored in
1995. Nearby, privately owned Knob Creek Museum houses many
artifacts of the Sherfey and Krouse families, as well as
those of community contributors.
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Safety & Respecting Private Property
When viewing and enjoying the Quilt Trail use caution when slowing or stopping near a site. Stopping along busy roads can be dangerous and illegal. All sites are on private property and should be viewed from the public
road unless otherwise indicated at the site if it is a business open to the public. We are indebted to our barn hosts for their generosity. |
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This project is
brought to you in part by the following sponsors: USDA-Natural
Resources Conservation Service,
Harris Fund for Washington County -
A Fund of the East Tennessee Foundation,
Tennessee Arts Commission,
Tennessee Quilts,
Netherland Inn - Exchange Place Association,
Modern Woodmen Association
Clara Thomas, many generous landowners and YOU! Please help
keep this and other community based projects by donating generously
to the Appalachian RC&D Council.
Donate to the Quilt
Trail
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
The Quilt Trail Project in Cooperation with the Appalachian RC&D Council is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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