19K views · 147 reactions | Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park helped boost the economy in East Tennessee by several billions, according to a report from the National Park Service. https://tinyurl.com/3a5j2su3 | WVLT | Facebook

82K views · 528 shares | Growing up in the mountains of East Tennessee we got so much of what we needed from the land. I'll always be grateful to the land and to nature for all its given us! #EarthDay | Dolly Parton | Facebook

Today I’m at the historic Embree Farm in East Tennessee. This 1791 house, once home to Elihu Embree who published The Emancipator, holds powerful history. It was a stop on the Underground Railroad and later became the site of a Civil War battle. Places like this remind us that freedom and struggle have always been tied to the land we walk 👣on. To see the full video when released, make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel. #history #historybeforeus #undergroundrailroad #historical #historymat