Grassy Cove

Grassy Cove is an enclosed valley in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States.

Tennessee State Route 68 passes through the northern part of Grassy Cove, providing the valley's only major road access.

Brady and Bear Den both converge in a V-shaped formation to enclose the cove to the south.

During the Mesozoic era, continued erosion along this ridge exposed its younger, more soluble Mississippian aged limestone layers.

Over subsequent millennia, the limestone dissolved, forming a series of sinkholes that eventually coalesced to create the Sequatchie Valley.

Sinkhole dimensions:[6] Although no extensive archaeological work has been conducted in Grassy Cove, early farmers found projectile points and other prehistoric artifacts when plowing fields, suggesting that Native Americans were living in the cove during prehistoric times.

[7] Also, early 19th-century settlers reportedly found the cove bottom cleared and containing only high grass upon their arrival.

[10] According to a local legend, the body of a Confederate soldier (in full uniform) was found in a petrified state in one of the caves shortly after the war.