The three gateway towns on the north central side of the park are better known than the others. These three are growing quicker but in many ways are still small town America. In time, perhaps, I will have a page for Townsend on the west, Cosby on the east and Cherokee on the south. The three communities here and their townsfolk represent nothing fancy, nothing pretentious; just good people taking life as it comes at their own tempo. Their strongly held religious beliefs keep them anchored in family, community and self-reliance. It is my pleasure to be among them.