There are a lot of tall tales and legends that have been told about Maston Hutchinson's sunken grave up in the Norton Cemetery in Maynardville, Tennessee. Every once in a while you'll hear an up-to-date version of a long forgotten yarn from a hiker or camper that walked the Ghost House Trail in Big Ridge State Park to visit the remains of his pre-1930's homestead that's up there, but I'm not one to believe such yarns and anecdotes that are all too common...except for one.
It was a story about a couple in their late twenties that had rented a cabin along the shores of the Norris Lake impoundment for Labor Day weekend back in '07. They were an adventurous sort that liked to escape to the outdoors on the weekends to get away from the big city. They did all the outdoor activities that the mid twenty-something city folk like to do to prove that they're still young. As I recall, they were celebrating an an anniversary, but I can't quite remember the exact details of their visit to the park. What I can tell you is that he described his encounter with ole Maston Hutchinson with such a fervor in his voice and a tremble to his hand that I couldn't let this tale go untold.
It was a story about a couple in their late twenties that had rented a cabin along the shores of the Norris Lake impoundment for Labor Day weekend back in '07. They were an adventurous sort that liked to escape to the outdoors on the weekends to get away from the big city. They did all the outdoor activities that the mid twenty-something city folk like to do to prove that they're still young. As I recall, they were celebrating an an anniversary, but I can't quite remember the exact details of their visit to the park. What I can tell you is that he described his encounter with ole Maston Hutchinson with such a fervor in his voice and a tremble to his hand that I couldn't let this tale go untold.
- Matson Hutchinson's sunken grave
- Norton Cemetery
- Snodley Cemetery
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