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dolly parton's childhood home remains a
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point of fascination for dolly fans and
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the many guests who have visited the
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great smoky mountains in east tennessee
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throughout the years but where exactly
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is the real cabin for that answer we
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start our journey at dollywood dolly's
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namesake theme park in pigeon forge
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dolly's fans will be delighted to know
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that anyone can easily get a feel for
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what dolly's real childhood home looked
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like by touring a life-sized replica of
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the original cabin located on the
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grounds of the theme park
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it's dolly inviting you in to see what
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life was like in a tiny mountain
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community in sevier county in the 40s
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it was designed by dolly's brother and
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decorated with the approval of her
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mother the sign outside the replica
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reads this cabin is a replica of the
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pardon home place where robert lee and
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avi lee parton raised dolly and her 10
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brothers and sisters most of the items
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on display are original family treasures
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the striking thing about the replica is
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just how many people could inhabit such
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a small place at the same time the
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original cabin still stands at its
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location in locust ridge
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dolly's parents sold the home years ago
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but dolly sentimentally bought the land
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back and has fixed up the home to return
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it to its 1950s state
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she's joked that she spent millions
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making the cabin look as poor as it did
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you can get to the outskirts of the
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original home if you make a drive up
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locust ridge nearby evans chapel but
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you're not going to be able to get too
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close even if you tried which we don't
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a tall fence surrounds the properties
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and trespassers are not welcome
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while looking at the dollywood replica
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it doesn't take much imagination to
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picture a sunny-headed girl running
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around the trees and up and down the
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hills singing a song chasing butterflies
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picking flowers for her mom in the heart
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of where it all started in the foothills
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of the great smoky mountains
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have you seen the replica of dolly's
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childhood home at dollywood let us know
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in the comments below
