A.P. Carter Cabin and Birthplace
Visitors to the Carter Fold may visit the cabin and birthplace of A.P. Carter following completion of a years-long relocation and restoration project.
The cabin has been moved from its secluded and inaccessible original location to a spot virtually only a few steps from the Carter Fold building and the Carter Family Museum.
A visit to the Fold combined with a tour of the museum, which itself used to be A.P.'s store operated by him almost to the time he passed away, in 1960, provides a Carter Family experience and education previously only dreamed about by A.P.'s children Janette, Joe, and Gladys (all now deceased), as well as numerous other descendants.
Built in the mid-1800s, the cabin was originally located in Little Valley, which runs parallel to Poor Valley. There was no public access to its original location, yet it was designated both as a national and a state (Virginia) landmark.
In order to remain on the historic registers, the restoration consisted of a costly and time-consuming procedure involving professional preservationists, archeologists, as well as craftsmen, carpenters, and historians. The cabin had to be taken apart meticulously board by board, brick by brick, moved, restored and in the case of some items replaced, and then rebuilt. Nothing but the most loving care on the part of everyone involved was given to the tremendously complicated project.
A.P. Carter descendants Roger Carter, Fern Carter Salyer, David Carter, Ann Carter Collie, and their familes donated the cabin, an invaluable contribution without which the project could not even have begun. A tremendous amount of gratitude also goes to the deeply appreciated financial contributions from numerous fans, local businesses, civic groups, and countless other supporters.
Besides being the birthplace of A.P. Carter, the cabin also was the place of birth for his seven brothers and sisters and his brother Ermine's three children, Roger, Fern and W.L. and grandfather to David and Ann (mentioned above).
The photograph at the top shows the cabin late in 2002, prior to beginning its relocation and restoration.
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