GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER
TOWNSEND, TN
The Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center in Townsend, Tennessee is a museum that celebrates the region’s unique cultural history. The center provides immersive and educational exhibits that cover the area’s early pioneer and Native American history, as well as its more recent Appalachian cultural heritage.
The museum’s main exhibit is a recreated pioneer mountain settlement, including a log cabin, a blacksmith shop, a corn crib, a weaver’s hut, a smokehouse, and a cider mill. There is also a replica of an 1800s mountain church, which houses a museum of artifacts from the area’s churches, including an original Bible from 1800.
The center’s Native American exhibit showcases the Cherokee, Creek, and other regional tribes. Visitors can see artifacts, such as Native American pottery, tools, and clothing, as well as a diorama of a Cherokee village.
In addition to the museum exhibits, the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center also offers educational programs and events throughout the year, such as a monthly Heritage Concert Series and an annual Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Festival. The center also houses a gift shop and a café, which is open on weekdays.
GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER is a Uncategorized or General Museum in TOWNSEND TN. US MID #8404700079
The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).
Contact GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER
- telephone: 8654480044
- website: http://www.gsmheritagecenter.org
GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER
123 CROMWELL DR
TOWNSEND
TN
37882
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GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER Information
MID # | 8404700079 |
Name | GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER |
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Classification | Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern |
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INCOME | 0 |
REVENUE | 0 |
LAT/LONG | 35.677216, -83.722198 |
CODES | FIPS State Code: 47 FIPS County Code: 009 US Census Tract: 011402 US Census Block: 4000 |