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

Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza
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Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School

PI Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, April 28, 2022

1. PI Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza Marker

Inscription. Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza Dedicated on November 3, 2012, this Plaza commemorates 100 years of Pi Beta Phi philanthropy and service to the greater good of society through education. The first National Panhellenic Conference member to have its own philanthropy, Pi Beta Phi founded its Settlement School in 1912. The Centennial Plaza sculpture depicts Della Gillett, Illinois Zeta, the Settlement Schools first Pi Phi teacher, with a student in 1912.

Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School In 1912, Pi beta Phi fraternity for Women founded Pi Beta Phi Settlement School on this site, Providing basic education and vocational training to the Gatlinburg area. The Jennie Nicole Health Center and a craft cottage industry, Arrowcraft, followed. In 1967 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts was established in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of Pi Beta Phi. By responsibility assumed by Sevier County.

Erected 2012.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 2012.

Location. 35° 42.77′ N, 83° 30.771′ W. Marker is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is at the

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intersection of Cherokee Orchard Road and Parkway (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling north on Cherokee Orchard Road. Located in Anakeesta Adventure Park parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Cherokee Orchard Rd, Gatlinburg TN 37738, 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 walking distance of this marker: Martha Jane Ogle Cabin (a few steps from this marker); E.E. Ogle Store (within shouting distance of this marker); The Greystone Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Village Gate (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baskins Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Methodist Church – Gatlinburg (approx. ¼ mile away); Rocky Top (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tsali Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatlinburg.

PI Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, April 28, 2022

2. PI Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, April 28, 2022

3. PI Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza Marker

PI Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, April 28, 2022

4. PI Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, April 28, 2022

5. PI Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 963 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza
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Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School