| Tennessee (Sevier County), Gatlinburg — Baskins Creek |
| | As the story goes..."a party of hunters come up from Knoxville an' kilt 'em a load o' bear an' drug em down to the head o' the creek an' skinned em. They tuk the meat but lef' the skins 'till they could come back atter 'em. Folk begun to talk about that creek where the bear skins are and soon hit become Bearskins Creek." Through years of use within the local dialect, the name evolved to its present form Baskins Creek. — Map (db m19386) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Gatlinburg — Chimney Tops Trail The View Is Worth the Climb |
| | This popular trail climbs to the unique summit formations the Cherokees called "Duniskwalguni," meaning forked antlers.
Mountain people thought the twin pinnacles of quartzite and slate resembled the tops of chimneys breaking through the trees. Up close you will find the rocks surrounded by mosses, mountain laurel, and rhododendron. For those willing to make the climb, the view of the Sugarlands Valley is rewarding.
Distance to Chimneys............2 miles . . . — Map (db m20069) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Gatlinburg — Lifeblood of the Mountains |
| | More precipitation falls in the Great Smoky Mountains than anywhere else in the eastern United States. The yearly average is about 890 billion gallons - over 60 inches. Forty-four percent of it is absorbed by the atmosphere and the luxuriant blanket of trees and plants. The remaining fifty-six percent runs underground and into streams.
The 730 miles of park streams are remarkably pure and full of life. Brook trout and other fishes are native to headwaters streams. Park waters are also home . . . — Map (db m20067) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Gatlinburg — Martha Jane Ogle Cabin |
| | This cabin is the first house built in what is now Gatlinburg. About 1802, William Ogle selected a building site near here, in what he called "The Land of Paradise." Ogle cut and hewed the logs for the house then returned to South Carolina to bring his family of five sons, two daughters and his wife, Martha Jane. Unfortunately, he fell ill and died in 1803. In 1807, Martha Jane returned with her family and brother, Peter Huskey and his family, and built the cabin you now see. The farm was sold . . . — Map (db m19389) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Gatlinburg — Noah "Bud" Ogle Farm Self-Guiding Trail |
| | With axe, plow, and gun, the first settlers changed the mountains, cutting into forests that were centuries old.
They called this place "Junglebrook" after the dense growths of rhododendron and magnolia that bordered the streams.
Between 1883 and 1925 this was the farm of Noah "Bud" Ogle, but the forest is reclaiming it. Along this short trail you will see the cabin, cornfields, and mill of this long-abandoned farmstead.
Loop trail distance.....3/4Mile
Round-trip hiking time...30 minutes
This is an easy walk. — Map (db m20419) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Gatlinburg — The Chimney Tops |
| | These twin summits of quartzite and hard slate are familiar landmarks. The peak on the right has a hole like a flue. Mountain people thought these formations looked like chimneys rising above the trees. Mountain laurel, rhododendron, blueberry, and sand-myrtle - members of the heath family - cling to the peaks. — Map (db m20070) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Gatlinburg — The Ephraim Bales Place |
| | It would be difficult to find a better place to imagine mountain life than this. Picture yourself growing up here as one of Ephraim and Minerva Bales' nine children. Look around. This was your world. Imagine yourself and 10 others living in this small cabin.
Ephraim Bales owned 72 acres here. He farmed 30; the rest remained wooded. This was like many farms along the Roaring Fork, where families scratched a hard living from a very rocky land. — Map (db m20423) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Gatlinburg — Wiley Oakley "Roamin Man of the Mountains" |
| | 1885 - 1954
Mountain Guide....Philosopher
Naturalist....Writer
Wiley loved his Mountains and
all God's Creatures Therein. — Map (db m20415) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Newfound Gap — “To the free people of America” |
| | “We meet today to dedicate the mountains, streams, and forests to the service of the American People.”
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
September 2, 1940
The Rockefeller Memorial commemorates the efforts of those whose vision and resources helped establish this park. The memorial is named for the mother of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Rockefeller donated $5 million of the $12 million required to purchase most of the parks 520,000 . . . — Map (db m20022) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Newfound Gap — Rockefeller Memorial |
| | For the permanent enjoyment of the people. This park was given one-half by the peoples and states of North Carolina and Tennessee and by the United States of America, and one-half in memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, founded by her husband John D. Rockefeller. — Map (db m3268) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — Dolly's Childhood Home |
| |
This cabin is a replica of the Parton home place where Lee and Avie Lee Parton raised Dolly and her 10 brothers and sisters. The replica cabin was constructed by Dolly's brother Bobby, and the interior was reproduced by her mother Avie Lee. Most of the items on display are original family treasures.
The original cabin still stands at its location in Locust Ridge. — Map (db m14634) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — 1C-17 — Pigeon Forge |
| | About 3/4 mile ooutheast, Isaac Love
operated a forge on the site of
the flour mill on Pigeon River
in 1820, making bar iron. One came
from an orebank about 3 miles
east, later, pig-iron came from
Sweden Furnace, 5 miles east. Forge
hammer and fittings are nearby. — Map (db m17266) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — Sevier County Veterans Memorial |
| | This memorial
is dedicated to
the memory of
the veterans of Sevier County
who gave their lives
to defend our country — Map (db m11065) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — 1C 4 — Shiloh Church |
| | in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around this
chapel — Map (db m17197) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — 1C 4 — Shiloh Church |
| | in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around this
chapel — Map (db m17199) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — 1C 16 — Wear's Fort |
| | Col. Samuel Wear settled near the Mouth of Waldens Creek in 1783. He fought at Kings Mountain and later in Indian Wars, was first county court clerk of Sevier County. State of Franklin, and held the same office later under the territorial government and the State of Tennessee. — Map (db m17201) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — 1C 14 — Forks of Little Pigeon Church |
| | 100 yards N.E. this Baptist Church.
established 1789, was reportedly
the first of any denomination in
Sevier County. Spencer Clack, a
Revolutionary veteran, was first
church clerk; Richard Wood first
pastor until his death in 1831.
The church has moved to new
location; the old cemetery remains. — Map (db m17100) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — 1C 14 — Forks of Little Pigeon Church |
| | 100 yds, N. E. this Baptist Church, established 1789, was reportedly the first of any denomination in Sevier County. Spencer Clack, Revolutionary veteran was first church clerk; Richard Wood; first pastor until his death in 1831. The Church moved to a new location; the old cemetery remains. — Map (db m17267) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — Forks of the Little Pigeon Cemetery |
| | This churchyard is one of the oldest Baptist churchyards in Tennessee, (Established in 1789). It is the final resting place for many prominent pioneers. Deeded to the City of Sevierville by The First Baptist Church of Sevierville in 1975. It was preserved and made into a quiet mini-park during the Nation's American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration, Through combined efforts of The City, Sevier County A.R.B.C., Tennessee A.R.B.C., A.R.B.A., and Civic Clubs.
Dedicated July 4, 1976 — Map (db m17110) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — 1C 81 — Isaac Dockery 1832 - 1910 |
| | Anative of Sevier County, Isaac Dockery. an African-American brick maker and mason, established brick kilns near Sevierville. After the Civil War, he built or made bricks for many buildings in Sevierville including the Masonic Lodge (1893), New Salem
Baptist Church (1886), and the Sevier County Courthouse(1896). A talented master builder, he taught several
generations of local brick masons. — Map (db m17142) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — Isaac Thomas 1735 - 1819 |
| | A soldier of the American Revolution, Isaac Thomas guided John Sevier's army to King's Mountain as well as serving with him in many battles against the Indians. Believed to be the first permanent white settler in this area, Thomas lived with and traded among the Cherokee Indians. His home at "The Forks of the Little Pigeon" served as the setting for the first Sevier County Court, Territory of the United States south of The River Ohio in 1794. Thomas suggested this settlement be named . . . — Map (db m17104) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — James McMahan 1750 -1831 |
| | First Register of deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1796, James McMahan set aside the original twenty-five acres for the creation of the township at "The Forks of The Little Pigeon" in 1795. An immigrant from Ireland, McMahan was married to Rachel Calvert (1770-1840), a descendant of George Calvert, Lord of Baltimore, They made Sevier County their home, rearing their thirteen children on their vast farmland along the east prong of the Little Pigeon River including this site of Sevierville's Public Square. — Map (db m17107) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — 1C 44 — John Porter McCown |
| | Born 1/4 mi.SE, Aug. 19 1815. Graduate USMA, 1840. Brevetted captain at Cerro Gordo, Mexican War. Resigned 1861 for the Confederacy; rose to rank of major general. Commanded at New Madrid, Madrid Bend, Island No. 10 and later East Tenn. Dept Commanded division at Murfreesboro. After war, teacher and surveyor in Sevier Co. Died at Little Rock, Ark., Jan.2,1879. — Map (db m17196) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — 1C 88 — Knoxville, Sevierville & Eastern Railway (KS & E) |
| | The eastern terminal of this 28-mile shortline
stood southwest of this site. It was established
in 1907 by Knoxville industrialist W.J. Oliver.
and constructed by his firm. The KS & E and
its successor companies were dubbed "Knoxville,
Slow & Easy." The line aided the economic
growth of Sevier County and was essential to
the construction of Douglas Dam during World
War II. later known as the Smoky Mountain
Railroad, it ceased operations in 1961 — Map (db m17101) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — 1C 13 — Nancy Academy |
| | Founded on this site in 1806, this school was named for Nancy Rogers, first white child born south of French Broad River. First trustees were James Reagan Hopkins Lacey, Thomas Hill, Allen Bryant, Isaac Love. The Legislature authorized a lottery to support it in 1813; it burned in 1816, was later rebuilt. It closed in 1890. — Map (db m17195) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — Sevier County Veterans Past - Present -Future |
| | Dedicated to the
Sevier County Veterans
Past - Present - Future
Nov. 11, 1995
Vernon Dale Gillespie, Sculptor
Separate Marker:
Honor list of dead
Sevier Countians who have given their lives during and since World War I
[List of Sevier Countians who gave the ultimate sacrifice follow] — Map (db m17159) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — 1B44 — Sevierville |
| | Settled about 1783, this town, first
called "Forks of Little Pigeon," was
organized as county seat of Sevier
Co.,1795. Indian trader, Isaac Thomas'
home was first courthouse, fort and
tavern. Jas. McMahon gave 25 acre
tract for the town, which was later named for John Sevier, first governor
of the State. — Map (db m17102) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — 1C 69 — The McMahan Indian Mound |
| | This Mississippian substructure,16 ft. high and 240 ft.in circumference, built during the Dallas phase (1200-1500), was first excavated in 1881, with artifacts being sent to the Smithsonian. Later excavations exposed nearby villages of the Woodland Indian dating from 200 A.D. to the Cherokee who roamed this valley when pioneers
settled in the late 1700s. — Map (db m17194) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — Thomas Atchley 1755-1836 |
| | A soldier of the colonial army of 1776, and a veteran of the American Revolution, 1776-1781, Thomas Atchley served alongside private Andrew Jackson in 1794 under the command of Brigadier General James Robertson in the Indian Wars of the lower Tennessee led by Major Ore. During the State of Franklin, Thomas Atchley and his wife, Lydia Richards (1762-1850,) settled along Alder Branch, a tributary of the French Broad River, in 1786. The Atchley's were farmers and had twelve children. Forty-four . . . — Map (db m17103) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Sevierville — Timothy Reagan 1750 - 1830 |
| | A soldier of The American Revolution, Timothy Reagan fought in the Battle of Brandywine in 1777 with Major General Marquis de Lafayette where both men were wounded in 1795, Reagan forged into the wilderness of The Middle Creek area of Sevier County being instrumental in the construction of Lawson's Fort.
Near this marker he built The first stocks used by the Sheriff of Sevier County. Reagan was a farmer and blacksmith by trade but was well known by the early pioneers for his Irish sense of . . . — Map (db m17105) |
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