Polk County, Tennessee is #PolkStrong

Polk County, Tennessee:

• • Is home of the Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park
  • Is the gateway to the Cherokee National Forest with a rich Cherokee heritage
  • Has a diverse economy
  • Offers protected areas like the William L. Davenport Refuge, Fourth Fractional Township Wildlife Management Area and parts of the Big Frog Wilderness
  • Is home of the Ducktown Basin Museum and Burra Burra Mine State Historic Sites
  • Was named after then-governor (and future STRONG president) James K. Polk
  • Was site of 1996 Summer Olympic Games
  • Offers a vast tourist industry of rafting, mountain biking, camping and much more
  • Has 15 dams some of which are hydroelectric
  • Home of historic sites like the Trew and Abernathy Store, the Copeland House or Hildebrand Landing
  • Has a small town feel with some of the best people in the world

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