Pigeon Forge in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Pigeon Forge Attractions

Photographed by Marcia Nelson

1. Pigeon Forge Attractions Marker

Inscription. When Pigeon Forge began transforming itself from a quiet farming community into one focused on tourism, the town adopted the slogan “Action-Packed.” It’s an appropriate description evidenced by the diversity and sheer number of attractions that have come and gone through the years. Some of those included Adventure Golf, Wild Wheels and Water Bugs, Monza’s Grand Prix Racing, Jungle Cargo, Baby Animal Kingdom, Mountain Ocean, and Fairyland, which operated in the 1960s and early 1970s near this marker at present-day 4050 Parkway (just before light #10).

Other attractions included Fort Weare Game Park, Magic World, Porpoise Island, Tommy Bartlett's Water Circus, Ogle's Water Park and Rebel Railroad that has been through several incarnations including today's very popular Tennessee attraction - Dollywood.

All of these attractions have contributed to Pigeon Forge's "Action-Packed" past and created a family destination for today offering a little something for everyone.

Erected 2018 by City of Pigeon Forge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment.

Location. 35° 46.495′ N,

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83° 32.569′ W. Marker is in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is on Parkway/Hwy 441, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4050 Parkway, Pigeon Forge TN 37863, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pigeon Forge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Broady Dairy (approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church Pigeon Forge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pigeon River Railroad (approx. 0.8 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Pigeon Forge and Pigeon Forge Academy

Photographed by Marcia Nelson, April 29, 2019

2. Pigeon Forge Attractions Marker

(approx. 0.8 miles away); Pigeon Forge Elementary School / Pigeon Forge Canning Factory (approx. one mile away); Sevier County Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Pigeon Forge Iron Works (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pigeon Forge.

More about this marker. Located in front of 4050 Parkway at Krispy Kreme Donuts

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2019, by Marcia Nelson of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2019, by Marcia Nelson of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.