Pigeon Forge in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Titanic’s Center Anchor
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012
1. Titanic’s Center Anchor Marker
The center anchor weighed 16.8 US tons, almost twice the weight of the standard port and starboard anchors which weighed 8.84 US tons each. The replica of this anchor will give you an idea how massive the center anchor was on the Titanic.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters.
Location. 35° 49.251′ N, 83° 34.717′ W. Marker is in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is on Parkway (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2134 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shiloh Church (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Shiloh Church (approx. half a mile away); Pine Grove Rural Community (approx. half a mile away); Wear's Fort (approx. one mile away); Colonel Samuel Wear Memorial (approx. one mile away); Fort Wear (approx. one mile away); Henderson Springs Resort (approx. 1.4 miles away); Middle Creek United Methodist Church & Settlement (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pigeon Forge.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Titanic Eternal Flame (was
this page online
More about this marker. A photo, by Bruce Beveridge, at the bottom of the marker shows a man standing next to the actual anchor. It has a caption of “Titanic – The Ship Magnificent.”
Also see . . . The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912. EyeWitness to History.com website. (Submitted on August 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012
2. Titanic’s Center Anchor Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012
3. Titanic’s Center Anchor
This was one of three anchors that were on the RMS Titanic.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2012
4. Marker at the Titanic Museum
This two-story museum shaped like the RMS Titanic. The Anchor marker can be seen on the left of the photo.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,543 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
