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

The Harvey Water Clock

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 11, 2025

1. The Harvey Water Clock Marker

Inscription. The fly governor regulates the amount of water to turn the water wheel, which turns the gears to register the hour, day, month and year, This is the only one of its kind ever built.
Patented 1798

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 35° 47.604′ N, 83° 32.02′ W. Marker is in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is in Dollywood. It can be reached from Dollywood Parks Boulevard near Timber Canyon, on the right. Inside Dollywood. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd, 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 walking distance of this marker: Why "Dollywood"? (within shouting distance of this marker); Dolly's Childhood Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Eagle Mountain (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pilgrim (approx. 0.2 miles away); Drop Line (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Drop Line (approx. ¼ mile away); Donkey Engine (approx. ¼ mile away); The Tennessee Mining Company (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pigeon Forge.

Another marker is no

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longer nearby. Native American Sea Eagle (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 10, 2025

2. The Harvey Water Clock Marker

The Harvey Water Clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 10, 2025

3. The Harvey Water Clock

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 12, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.