Pigeon Forge
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N 35° 46.565 W 083° 32.627
17S E 270064 N 3962098
This marker is located on US 441 (Parkway) in Pigeon Forge, TN.
Waymark Code: WM1JB3
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2007
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About 3/4 mile southeast, Issac Love operated a forge on the site of the flour mill on Pigeon River in 1820, making bar iron. Ore came from an orebank about 3 miles east, later, pig iron came from Sweden Furnace, 5 miles east. Forge hammer and fittings are nearby.
Marker Name: Pigeon Forge
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 1C17
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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