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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]
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.
The name Ocoee originates from the Cherokee name for Passiflora incarnata, ocoee. [4] Toccoa comes from a Cherokee word meaning "Catawba place" [5] [6]: 410–411 or "beautiful". [7] On February 16, 1990 flooding of the river submerged much of the central business district of the riverfront towns of Copperhill, Tennessee and McCaysville ...
Businesses in Ocoee. Ocoee (Cherokee: ᎤᏩᎪᎯ, romanized: Uwagohi) is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States and named after the Cherokee settlement located in the area. [1] Ocoee had a post office until it was severely damaged by a tornado. It still retains its own ZIP code 37361. [2]
SR 284 west (Park Road) – Fall Creek Falls State Park: Eastern terminus of SR 284: Mount Crest: SR 101 north (Lantana Road) – Lake Tansi Village, Crossville: Southern terminus of SR 101: Pikeville: US 127 north (Alvin C. York Highway/SR 28 north) – Crossville: Western end of US 127/SR 28 concurrency
1,400 cu ft/s (40 m 3 /s) to 1,600 cu ft/s (45 m 3 /s) Ocoee Whitewater Center 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.
The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, as a rehearsal takes place on the West Front ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration in Wa… USA TODAY 16 ...
David Crockett Birthplace State Park (previously called Davy Crockett Birthplace State Historic Park) is a state park in Greene County, Tennessee, United States.Situated along the Nolichucky River, the park consists of 105 acres (0.42 km 2) centered on the traditional birthplace of legendary Tennessee frontiersman, soldier, and politician Davy Crockett (1786-1836).