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  2. Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park - Wikipedia

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    The Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park is a Tennessee state park in Polk County, Tennessee, United States, that provides access to the Hiwassee and Ocoee rivers.. A 23-mile (37 km) stretch of the Hiwassee River, extending from the North Carolina state line to U.S. Route 411, was the first river to be designated by the State Scenic River Program. [1]

  3. List of Tennessee state parks and natural areas - Wikipedia

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    Tennessee has 59 designated state parks, operated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The largest park, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail, is made up of land along the Cumberland Trail, stretching from Cumberland Gap at the Virginia state line to Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County, just northwest of Chattanooga. [1]

  4. Polk County, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Today, tourism associated with rafting, kayaking, and canoeing the Hiwassee and Ocoee Rivers is the largest sector of Polk County's economy, drawing more than 250,000 people to the area annually. [24] The Ocoee River is now the most rafted river in the United States, with about 250,000 visitors annually, [25] and more than 100,000 people raft ...

  5. Ocoee Scenic Byway - Wikipedia

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    The Ocoee Scenic Byway was the first National Forest Scenic Byway in the nation, designated on July 22, 1988, by the United States Forest Service. [3] The route is prone to rockslides . The worst rockslide in the route's history occurred on November 10, 2009, near Ocoee Dam No. 2 , blocking the route for months.

  6. 'Signature' bridge over Ocoee River taking shape in Polk ...

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    Jun. 8—Whitewater enthusiasts and others heading east on U.S. Highway 64 toward the Ocoee River and Cherokee National Forest in Polk County, Tennessee, can see the state's $12.6 million ...

  7. Ocoee Whitewater Center - Wikipedia

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    The Ocoee Whitewater Center, near Ducktown, Tennessee, United States, was the canoe slalom venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, [1] [2] and is the only in-river course to be used for Olympic slalom competition. A 1,640 foot (500 m) stretch of the Upper Ocoee River was narrowed by two-thirds to create the drops and eddies needed for a ...

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Robertson ...

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    This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]

  9. Ocoee, TN Weather - Hourly Forecasts and Local Weather ... - AOL

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    Get the Ocoee, TN local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Several semi-trucks were blown off the road in South Dakota as powerful winds coursed through the state on Friday ...