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SOUTHERN LIVING article, Planning a Town’s Destiny, May 1998
The low key entrance sign reads: Pittman Center, “a community dedicated to preserving
our mountain heritage.” Residents mean it. They extend a warm welcome to new citizens and visitors who come to this Great Smoky Mountains National Park bordertown. But keeping intact the beauty of the place is a serious objective.