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Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park transformed her rural Tennessee home into a billion-dollar tourism mecca: ‘Never forgot where she was from’

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New York Post Fews App News Provider
Fews App Post Time 18h ago

She sang “9-to-5” — but worked 24-7 to help her hometown. Dolly Parton never forgot her roots in the backwoods of Tennessee — and used the money she got as a global singing star to open a theme park in her hometown that became the community’s economic lifeline. As the beloved “Dreamer in Chief” at Dollywood, the country legend — who passed away at 80 Tuesday — drew millions to the formerly depressed rural area to enjoy a one-of-kind and down-home experience she personally curated.

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