The Peddler has not only become a Gatlinburg dining tradition, it is literally built upon tradition. The building is constructed around the C. Earl Ogle cabin, the home of one of Gatlinburg's first pioneer families, with materials from four other original home sites used to complete the structure that is now the Peddler.

Pioneer families traveled over the mountains in the days when the Appalachians served as the American frontier. Jane Huskey Ogle and her children were Gatlinburg's first settlers in 1795. Arriving in what was then called White Oak Flats, Ogle and her children worked with other families to clear land along the Little Pigeon River, using trees they felled to build their homes. These pioneers were hardy souls who used the elements at hand to create an isolated life in the mountains. Cabins were small and spartan, containing only utilitarian items and no luxuries.

Although settlers had a choice of woods, American chestnut and yellow poplar were most often selected due to their abundance and size. Only a few decades later, the abundant timber of the Smokies was being felled for more than cabins. Logging companies had discovered the rich forests and soon set about stripping them bare. The creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934 put a stop to logging and allowed the forests to recover and flourish. Many cabins still stand throughout the area today. The National Park maintains many that are kept open for display in Roaring Fork and Cades Cove, among other sites. Jane Huskey Ogle's cabin can be found on land that now belongs to the Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts.

~We are Open 7 Days a Week.~
4:30pm on Saturdays, 5:00pm Every Other Day

The Peddler Restaurant
820 River Road, Gatlinburg, Tennessee