A rich past echoes through the “hollers” of today as the cool, pure mountain streams flow through forest and meadows burnished with winter's whites, the green mix of spring and summer and the brilliance of fall's majestic colors spread on an inspiring palate of what God must surely have created...the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.
In the early 1700's Cherokee indians roamed the hills. The Scots-Irish later settled the more remote parts of the County. And gradually the migration from the north began with families and groups sliding down the Appalachian mountain range towards the virgin forests, the rich bottom lands and the temperate climate of the County.
Today there is still much mountainous area inhabited only by animals and not by man. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park spans a portion of the County. Cherokee National Forest sweeps from north to south through it. Two fast flowing rivers meet and form Douglas Lake. And a thousand miles of creeks and streams splash across a landscape of what is now America's last frontier.
This is your home and you're proud to be a Tennessee Volunteer.