Blount County, Tennessee
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Blount County is a county located in the East Tennessee Grand Division of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 135,280. The county seat is Maryville, which is also th
Blount County Courthouse in Maryville
Chilhowee Mountain in winter
View from the "Missing Link" of the Foothills Parkway
Lakefront subdivisions along the Tennessee River shoreline in Louisville
Townsend, Tennessee
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Townsend is a city in Blount County, Tennessee. The city was chartered in 1921 by persons who were involved with the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company. The population was 550 at the 2020 census
Blount County, Tennessee
…the cove prior to the park's formation, as well as an abundance of wildlife, especially white-tailed deer. Tuckaleechee Cove is occupied by the city of Townsend, and Millers Cove is occupied by the community of Walland. This part of the county is also home to two large caves: Tuckaleechee Caverns, a popular…
Townsend at sunrise
Historical marker in Townsend near the site of the Cherokee villages of Tuckaleechee
70-ton Shay engine at the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum
Headrick's River Breeze Motel, which opened in 1979 and remains operational