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Saturday, September 07, 2024

2016 Tennessee Wildfires Memorial and Tribute Plaza












2016 Wildfires Memorial and Tribute Plaza, 622 Historic Nature Trail (intersection of Airport Road and Cherokee Orchard Road), Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. This memorial, located at Mynatt Park, was dedicated on June 9, 2023 by the City of Gatlinburg and Sevier County. It includes two separate plazas, one on either side of LeConte Creek. One side is a tribute to all the first responders and emergency organizations that were involved and the other is a memorial to the 14 civilians who lost their lives in the wildfires. "On the evening of November 28, 2016 the Chimney Tops 2 wildfire swept out of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and into Gatlinburg and Sevier County." The fire burnt approximately 10,000 acres inside the park and 6,000 acres outside of the park.

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