Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 6,343. Situated just 5 miles (8 km) north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination that caters primarily to Southern culture and country music fans. The city's attractions include Dollywood and Dollywood's Splash Country, WonderWorks, Alcatraz East Crime Museum, as well as numerous gift shops, outlet malls, amusement rides, and musical theaters.

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

United States

Tennessee

Sevier

1780s

1961^[1]

19th-century iron forge along the Little Pigeon River

David Wear

13.82 sq mi (35.80 km²)

0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)

994 ft (303 m)

6,343

458.94/sq mi (177.20/km²)

UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

UTC-4 (EDT)

37862, 37863, 37868

865

47-58080^[5]

2404516^[3]

http://www.cityofpigeonforge.com/

: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, this working gristmill, also known as Old Mill, is on the West Fork of the Little Pigeon River (along its east bank), and is accessible via Old Mill Drive (which intersects the Parkway at Light #7). The site includes a millhouse, milldam, and breastshot wheel.^[24]

Pigeon Forge Mill

Buttonwillow Civil War Theater

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TopJump Trampoline & Extreme Arena

Crave Golf Club

Titanic Museum

Cooter's Place

Crime Museum

Alcatraz East

Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame

Country Tonite Theatre

Paula Deen's Lumberjack Feud Supper Show & Adventure Park

Comedy Barn Theater

Children's Museum

WonderWorks

Smoky Mountain Opry

Elvis & Hollywood Legends Museum

Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Feud

The Tomb Escape Adventure

Biblical Times Dinner Theater

Red Skelton Tribute Theater

Flyaway Indoor Skydiving

NASCAR Speedpark

Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster

Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride

Hollywood Wax Museum Pigeon Forge

The Island in Pigeon Forge (featuring the )

Great Smoky Mountain Wheel

Tribute to & The Rat Pack

Frank Sinatra

Pigeon Forge Snow

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The Island Show Fountains

American Oldies Theater

Grand Majestic Dinner Theater

Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery

Ripken Experience

Seasonal events such as Winterfest

Pigeon Forge City Park has sports fields and courts, walking trails, and large picnic areas.

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Patriot Park has 16 acres (65,000 m²) and is the site of various special events, including Independence Day fireworks, Patriot Festival, and light displays during Winterfest.

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Wear Farm City Park is the main park for Pigeon Forge and has sports fields and courts along with playgrounds, pavilions, and concession stands.

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The Pigeon Forge Parks and Recreation Department manages the Pigeon Forks Community Center along with 134 acres (54 ha) of park land and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) of greenways.^[35]

Government[edit]

Pigeon Forge has a City Manager-Commission form of government, in which a city manager, commission, and mayor work together to manage the city. As of 2018, the mayor is David Wear, and the City Manager is Earlene M. Teaster.^[38]

: A country music singer and songwriter, Parton has a variety of business interests in the tourism industry in Pigeon Forge, including joint ownership of attractions like Dollywood and Dolly Parton's Stampede.

Dolly Parton

(1753–1817): A Revolutionary War veteran, Wear co-founded the "Lost State of Franklin" and helped draft Tennessee's state constitution. He established a stockade called Wears Fort in the area that became Pigeon Forge.

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee