Fiery Gizzard State Park Dedicated

Park staff and government officials pose with the newly unveiled park sign. 1978 is when the original South Cumberland State Recreation Area, later known as South Cumberland State Park, was formed. With the establishment of Fiery Gizzard State Park, South Cumberland State Park ceases to exist. (Photo: Bob Butters)

On October 20th, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Tennessee State Parks celebrated the dedication of Fiery Gizzard State Park at a ceremony in the park’s pavilion with local leaders from Marion and Grundy counties.

Fiery Gizzard State Park, once part of South Cumberland State Park, is now a standalone state park. 

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Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation

Also, read Miracle with a New Name: Fiery Gizzard by Leslie Lytle at the Sewanee Mountain Messenger.

Foster Falls, with a lower than average flow. (Photo: Bob Butters)

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