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Our Hometown In The Smokies! - Sevierville Chamber of Commerce

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Did You Know?<br />

SEVIERVILLE IS HOME TO…<br />

*Tennessee’s Official Repository and Archive for Aviation History and the Official<br />

Tennessee Aviation Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame - Tennessee Museum <strong>of</strong> Aviation<br />

*<strong>The</strong> largest known wall <strong>of</strong> rare cave onyx - Forbidden Caverns<br />

*<strong>The</strong> largest authentic outlet mall in Tennessee - Tanger Five Oaks Factory Outlet<br />

Center<br />

*<strong>The</strong> scrapbook store with the largest inventory in the nation - Your Scrapbook<br />

Superstore<br />

*Musical Superstar Dolly Parton - Dolly Parton Statue on the Courthouse Lawn<br />

*Only vocal competition honoring the songwriting <strong>of</strong> Dolly Parton - Mountain Soul<br />

Vocal Competition - Held each May at the Bloomin’, Barbeque & Bluegrass<br />

Festival<br />

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING…<br />

*Aviation legend Edward C. Huffaker - whose research on soaring flight made the<br />

Wright brother’s flight possible - was born in Sevier County<br />

*<strong>The</strong> Battle <strong>of</strong> Boyd’s Creek, fought in <strong>Sevierville</strong>, was the only <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />

Revolutionary War battle fought in Tennessee.<br />

*<strong>Sevierville</strong> (pronounced Severe-ville) is named for Tennessee’s first governor, John<br />

Sevier. Learn more about him at the Sevier County Heritage Museum.<br />

DRIVING AROUND…<br />

*<strong>Sevierville</strong> is only minutes away from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,<br />

America’s most visited National Park and the only one that is absolutely FREE to<br />

enter.<br />

*<strong>Sevierville</strong> is perfect for family vacations via car…<strong>Sevierville</strong> is only a day’s drive<br />

away from over one-half the U.S. population.<br />

SEVIERVILLE, TN 45

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