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Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted These directional signs in Crossville, photographed in 1937 by Ben Shahn as part of a New Deal program, helped travelers find their way to other Tennessee cities and towns. Tennessee is a state located in the Southern United States. There are 346 municipalities in the state of Tennessee.
Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million. [13] Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee.
Gatlinburg is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee. It is located 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Knoxville and had a population of 3,944 at the 2010 Census [ 7 ] and a U.S. Census population of 3,577 in 2020. [ 8 ]
Location unknown, probably Tiptonville-north (now SR 22) or Union City-north (now SR 21) SR 118: 14.81: 23.83 SR 54/SR 89 in Dresden: KY 129 at the Kentucky state line in Dukedom: c. 1939: current SR 119: 4.7: 7.6 US 79/SR 76 in Paris Landing State Park: KY 121 at the Kentucky state line in Henry County: c. 1939: current SR 120: 12.09
Location mi km Destinations Notes; Sevier: Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 0.0: 0.0: US 441 south (Newfound Gap Road) – Cherokee: Continuation into North Carolina: SR 73 Scenic west (Little River Road/SR 337 west) – Townsend, Elkmont, Cades Cove: Southern end of SR 73 Scenic concurrency: Gatlinburg Bypass north – Pigeon Forge
The West Fork is the best known, as it flows through the popular tourist areas of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. The maximum elevation differential in Sevier County is the greatest in Tennessee, ranging from a high of 6,643 feet (2,025 m) at Kuwohi to a low of 850 feet (260 m) at the French Broad River. [10]
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Like many other farms in Wears Valley, the Brickey farm was ravaged by the U.S. Civil War. Isaac Trotter, who operated the iron forge at Pigeon Forge reported a Cherokee raid in Wear Cove in 1864. [6] Earlier in the war, a Union army passed through the valley en route to dislodge the troops of Will Thomas who were entrenched in Gatlinburg. [7]