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| Cooter's Place | |
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| Alternative names | Cooter's |
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| Location | Luray, Virginia;Nashville, Tennessee; andGatlinburg, Tennessee, 4768 US-211 Luray, VA; 2613B McGavock Pk, Nashville, TN; 177 E Wears Valley Rd Ste 23, Pigeon Forge, TN,United States of America |
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| https://www.cootersplace.com | |
Cooter's Place, also known simply asCooter's, is the collective name of three museums in theUnited States, exhibiting memorabilia from the Americanaction comedy TV seriesThe Dukes of Hazzard. The museums are named afterCooter Davenport, one of the main characters in the show.
The museums are "operated by none other than ol’ Cooter himself;" that is,Ben Jones.[1]
Cooter Davenport, the museum's namesake, is the mechanic ofHazzard County, where the show takes place. At the start of the first season, he is depicted as having an extremely rowdy personality; he disregards the law frequently. This has earned him theCB handle (nickname) "Crazy Cooter".
However, Cooter manages to tone down his wildness by the end of the first season, becoming more easy-going. He owns a garage across from the Hazzard County Sheriffs' Department called "Cooter's Garage".
Despite being officially known as "Cooter's (Place in) Gatlinburg", this location moved to the neighboring town ofPigeon Forge in 2019 closing the Gatlinburg location.[2]
In addition to the museum and shop, the Gatlinburg location had amini-golf course andgo-karts (Pigeon Forge location is only a Museum and Shop with a couple General Lees and Daisy's Jeep on display). This is where Cooter'sDodge Charger, known asGeneral Lee (car), is exhibited.[3]
The Luray location (Moved from Sperryville in 2017) of Cooter's features Daisy's Diner (Daisy Duke is Bo, Luke, Coy, and Vance's attractive cousin onThe Dukes of Hazzard), Cooter's tow truck ("the wrecker"), and Cooter's garage with anotherGeneral Lee, all of which are regular occurrences on the show.[4]
The Nashville location of Cooter's features Cooter's tow truck ("the wrecker"), Daisy's Jeep, Rosco's patrol car, and yet anotherGeneral Lee.[5]