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The 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires, also known as the Gatlinburg wildfires, [ 1] were a complex of wildfires which began in late November 2016. Some of the towns most impacted were Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, both near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The fires claimed at least 14 lives, [ 5][ 6] injured 190, [ 7] and is one of the ...
On March 30, 2022, a wildfire known as the Hatcher Mountain Road/Indigo Lane Fire broke out in Wears Valley. The fire swept across the Greater Pigeon Forge area in the span of 4 hours. The Sevier County emergency management issued evacuations of the surrounding area with an evacuation shelter being set up in central Pigeon Forge. [14]
Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census , the city had a total population of 6,343. Situated just 5 miles (8 km) north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park , Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination that caters primarily to Southern culture and country music fans.
Fun Mountain Gatlinburg: 1993–2000 Libertyland: Memphis: 1976–2005 Magic World Kid's Park Pigeon Forge: 1972–1994 [89] Ogle's Water Park Pigeon Forge: Ogle's Water Park Sevierville: 1972–2002 Demolished in 2003. Opryland USA: Nashville: 1972–1997 Porpoise Island Pigeon Forge: 1972–1984 Tommy Bartlett's Water Circus [90] Pigeon Forge ...
Dollywood's Splash Country is a 35-acre (14 ha) water park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, adjacent to the Dollywood theme park. The park's central theme rests around entertainer Dolly Parton 's childhood swimming in the rivers of the Great Smoky Mountains. Dollywood's Splash Country operates from May through September.
The Great Smoky Mountains Parkway is a highway that travels 23.4 miles (37.7 km) between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Interstate 40 (I-40) in Kodak, Tennessee, in East Tennessee. It serves as the main thoroughfare for Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville, and includes a 4.3-mile (6.9 km) spur of the Foothills Parkway.
FIPS code. 47-28800 [ 6] GNIS feature ID. 2403685 [ 4] Website. gatlinburgtn .gov. 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]
The new off-road and mountain bike adventure park has opened more than a week early in the Great Smoky Mountains. Thrill-seekers can twist, turn, climb and drop across seven miles of mountain bike ...