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Dillsboro is an incorporated town in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. The town is a popular tourist location, which visitors tend to stop at on their way into the Great Smoky Mountains. The town of Sylva is located just one mile east of Dillsboro and is the county seat. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad begins in Dillsboro and follows the historic "Murphy Branch" constructed in the 1880's. The population was 205 as of the 2000 census.

Originally known as New Webster, the state legislature had its name officially changed in 1889 to honor William Allen Dills, the town's founder.

The infamous train wreck scene in the 1993 blockbuster movie The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones was filmed in Dillsboro along the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. The wreckage set can still be viewed on outbound train excursions from Dillsboro.

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad was also used in the filming of 1996 comedy My Fellow Americans starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner when they stumble on to a charter train full of UNC-Chapel Hill fans headed for the NCAA Final Four.

Since the turn of the last century, travelers have retreated to this quaint mountain town that offers the world a taste of small-town America.
Take a "walkabout" through Dillsboro. Observe craftspeople at work, shop at a wide assortment of speciality and craft stores, dine at our many fine eateries, then sleep soundly at any one of our friendly bed & breakfasts, or hotels. Catch the scenic railway and absorb the beauty of the area while traveling on historic tracks.
What else is there to do? The possibilities are endless. Both a stream and a river run through Dillsboro, so you can fish, enjoy all kinds of watersports or just sit on the bank and relax.
During winter, ski nearby slopes and in all seasons lace up your hiking boots and explore national forests and wilderness areas just an easy drive from town.

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