During a recent visit to Tennessee, I stopped by Sevier County to check out its courthouse. Sevierville, Tennessee, is the birthplace of Dolly Parton, and the community celebrates her connection to the town by hosting a life-size bronze statue on the county courthouse grounds. According to one resource, Ms. Parton has commented, “One of the best things that ever happened to me in my whole career is the statue of me in the courthouse yard in Sevierville.”
In addition to its most famous modern resident, Sevier County has an interesting history. The town and county are named after John Sevier, a noted frontiersman, and Tennessee’s first governor. Sevier also governed over the failed state of Franklin in the 1780s. Before the arrival of European settlers, the Cherokee people had become well-established in this area over centuries.
For more information about the topics covered in this post, we recommend reviewing these Library of Congress resources:
- Dolly Parton Biography
- Dolly Parton and the Roots of Country Music
- Dolly Parton Dedicates Her Imagination Library’s 100 Millionth Book to the Library of Congress
- Native American Constitutions and Legal Materials: Cherokee Nation
- Life of General John Sevier
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Comments
It’s a well written and informative blogpost; I like listening to her music, particularly I like ballads in general.
If it hasn’t been published yet, I anticipate there will be a House Resolution honoring her, as I have learned while collating them in our Bills project.