{"product_id":"eastern-sevier-county-michael-williams-9781467114295","title":"Eastern Sevier County","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEastern Sevier County rests in the toursity foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park but also boasts a colorful history of its own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEastern Sevier County is home to the small communities of Foxfire Mountain, Pittman Center, Jones Cove, Richardson's Cove, Locust Ridge, and Pearl Valley. Foxfire Mountain is best known today for the adventure park and agri-tourist destination brought to life by the Postlewaite family, yet it also boasts a colorful history that includes Benjamin Owens, a judge notorious for hanging convicts from an oak tree on his property. Locust Ridge is the birthplace of country music legend Dolly Parton, and it has been reported that her father compensated the attending physician who delivered Dolly with a bag of cornmeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePittman Center, originally a Cherokee hunting ground, is now the largest community in this portion of the county. Strangely, the town is named for Dr. Eli Pittman of New York, who assisted local minister John Burnett with fundraising to build a school to serve the area. Pittman Center is now a favorite destination for those enjoying the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467114294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467114295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Michael Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985644093695,"sku":"9781467114295","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_957b5553-14a9-4bbd-be24-7bc7b2bbe254.jpg?v=1683278723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eastern-sevier-county-michael-williams-9781467114295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}