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Dollywood is a theme park owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and operated by the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation's subsidiary, The Dollywood Company. It is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, just off US 441 between Gatlinburg and Sevierville.
The park first opened in 1961 as a small tourist attraction named "Rebel Railroad", featuring a steam train, general store, blacksmith shop, and saloon. In 1966, Rebel Railroad was renamed "Goldrush Junction" and in 1970, the Cleveland Browns football team purchased the attraction. In 1976, Jack and Pete Herschend bought Goldrush Junction, and in 1977, renamed it "Silver Dollar City Tennessee" as a sister park to their original Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri. In 1986, Dolly Parton became a co-owner, and the park was renamed "Dollywood".
