In 1870, a health resort was built in Pigeon Forge in Henderson Springs, adjacent to the site of Wear's Fort on the north side of town. During this period it was common for inhabitants of large urban areas to visit mountain springs, whose waters were thought to have healing qualities. The Business Explosion In the early 20th century, Pigeon Forge was a segregated mountain mansion with no significant streets. The closest train station was in Sevierville. The scaffolding was also amazing, the main actual water intersections were a series of portages along the Little Pigeon. When Great Smoky Mountains National Park opened in 1934, the Tennessee Valley Authority reported that there were no tourism organizations in Pigeon. Forge. In the 1950s, improvements to US-441 led to the construction of a few campgrounds and cabins, though few could produce any real income. During this time, on the other hand, two factors in nearby Gatlinburg could spark the economic explosion that Pigeon Forge could encounter in the last half of the twentieth century. Initially, Gatlinburg, itself surrounded by high mountains, had limited land resources. Second, the area's resources were largely controlled by a couple of families in the neighborhood who thwarted attempts by outside organizations to exploit the prime area of ​​the city. Subsequently, outside business visionaries were forced to look elsewhere. Pigeon Forge, lying just north of Gatlinburg along US-441, was the obvious target. In 1961, soon after Pigeon Forge formally joined, brothers Grover and Harry Robbins of North Carolina opened the Rebel Railroad in the city's Middle Creek region. The railroad reproduced a ride on a C...... middle of paper ......conceived in adjacent Sevierville) with a proposal for an organization to develop and operate Silver Dollar City. After lengthy transactions, Parton became a minority partner in the venture, and Silver Dollar City was renamed Dollywood to begin a full-fledged marketing campaign. The move proved effective as Dollywood moved forward into the 21st century. Enchantment World collapsed in 1994. Although the explosion of business in Pigeon Forge incomprehensibly increased the city's revenue, it had some unintended effects. As the quality of land has skyrocketed, many farmers have no longer been able to manage the costs of doing business alongside high property valuations and have been forced to cede their land. The typical high cost for basic items in Pigeon Forge is difficult to balance with the low-wage occupations that regularly accompany traveler activity.