The new Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Grand Opening, Sunday, Feb. 12th 2006, 1:00 to 5:00 PM, Highway 73, Townsend, TN near the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The public is invited and admission is free.

The mission of the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center is to preserve, protect and promote the unique history and rich culture of the residents and Native Americans who inhabited the East Tennessee mountain communities that were incorporated into the Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park and its surroundings.