Roaring Fork (Great Smoky Mountains)
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Roaring Fork is a stream in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. Once the site of a small Appalachian community, today the stream's area is home to the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail and the Roaring Fork Historic District.
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Roaring Fork Historic District | |
Location | GSMNP |
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Nearest city | Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 35°41′54″N 83°28′4″W |
Built | 1880 |
NRHP reference No. | 76000170[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1976 |
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Like many mountain streams, Roaring Fork is volatile. While the stream presents as a peaceful trickle on any given day, it quickly becomes a raging whitewater rapid after a mild rain shower. The "roar" of the water is amplified by its echo on surrounding mountain ridges.