| Gatlinburg
Tennessee, is a city located in Sevier County, with a total population of 3,828,
as of the 2000 U.S. census. The city is a popular vacation resort, as it
rests on the border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This destination is
along U.S. Highway 441, which connects Gatlinburg to Cherokee, North Carolina through
the vast national park. Gatlinburg was originally founded as "White Oak Flats" in the early 1800s, named after the large population of White Oak trees indigenous to the area. The name was changed to "Gatlinburg" in the 1850s, in honor of Radford C. Gatlin, a local business owner. |
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