Piney Flats TN Tennessee Rocky Mount Cobb-Massengill Log House Chrome Postcard

This vintage postcard depicts the original Cobb-Massengill House, a significant historical structure built between 1770-1772. As one of the first houses constructed west of the Appalachian Mountains, it represents an important architectural and cultural landmark of the early Southwest Territory.

• Authentic 18th-century log construction
• Original two-story log building
• Historic regional museum site
• Located in Tennessee historical region
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The image is of the Rocky Mount State Historic Site, also known as the Cobb-Massengill House, located in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
This historic log house served as the first territorial capital of the Southwest Territory from 1790 to 1792.
William Cobb and his family settled in the area in 1769, and the home hosted Governor William Blount, who was appointed by President George Washington.
Today, the site operates as a living history museum, offering visitors a glimpse into life on the frontier in 1791 through costumed interpreters and historic structures.
The house stayed in the Cobb family until 1958 and opened to the public as a historic site in 1962.

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