2017 Pigeon Forge Travel Guide Jan. 2017 | Page 61

DINING HISTORIC SIDE OF PIGEON FORGE For more than seven decades, Butler’s Store was an unchanging anchor at the corner of present-day Old Mill Avenue and South River Road. Customers came with their lists, requesting everything from $2 shoes and 50-cent overalls, mule collars, fertilizer and fishing tackle to bologna sliced from a big roll at the store. A heavy piece of pig iron, from the forge that gave the town its name, was used as a doorstop. Turn to page 7 to see a photo of Butler’s Store and a piece of Pigeon Forge history. 61