Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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WrightStuff
N 35° 42.369 W 083° 31.258
17S E 271927 N 3954286
The Gatlinburg welcome sign is located on US441 (Parkway Avenue).
Waymark Code: WM1HWR
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2007
Views: 94
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, located in the valley of the Little Pigeon River’s West Fork, is surrounded on three sides by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The town was settled as a farming community in 1807. The town would remain virtually unchanged as a farming community until the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the 1930's. At that time, the need to accomodate the increasing number of visitors to the newly formed park spurred the growth of the town's tourism industry. Today, Gatlinburg serves as a popular tourist destination and year-round resort community truly earning its reputation as the "Gateway to the Smokies."
Type of community: Town
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Visit Instructions:
More pictures of the sign would be great. Try and take a picture of yourself with it if you can!