Great Smoky Mountains

The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, and form part of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province. The range is sometimes called the Smoky Mountains and the name is commonly shortened to the Smokies. The name "Smoky" comes from the natural fog that often hangs over the range and presents as large smoke plumes from a distance. The Great Smokies are best known as the home of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which protects most of the range. The park was established in 1934, and, with over 11 million visits per year, it is the most visited national park in the United States.

Great Smoky Mountains in "The Last Word"
In 1998, the Great Smoky Mountains were under the protection of America's new Draka overlords, who sought to turn the park into a game preserve. It provided a safe haven for resistance movements such as Anson MacDonald's partisan band, who caused so much trouble for Moirarch Benedict Arnold's occupation force.