Discover 310 square miles of world-famous Grainger County tomato country nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the mostly rural community is bordered on the north by Norris Lake, on the south by Cherokee Lake, and bisected by Clinch Mountain. Discover the long and colorful history of this area as you travel this section of the Appalachian Quilt Trail. Visit local mountain artists, stop at a countryside winery, and unearth the secrets that this land between the hills holds holds as you explore the Crossings of Wilderness Road, sit high atop the mountain overlook, or visit a historic civil war battlefield. Named for Mary Grainger Blount, wife of William Blount and "first lady" of the Southwest Territory, which later became Tennessee.
