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  "id": 3326054,
  "title": "See inside Dolly Parton's childhood home, a 2-room log cabin where she lived with her 11 siblings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/see-inside-dolly-partons-childhood-home-a-2-room-log-cabin-where-she",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:49:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/dolly-parton-childhood-home-dollywood-photos-2022-7"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dolly Parton s childhood home, a 2-room log cabin, stands as a tribute at Dollywood theme park in Tennessee. The original cabin, built in the 1940s and 1950s, had no electricity or running water, yet it remains an iconic symbol of Parton s humble beginnings. Her brother and mother recreated the cabin for Dollywood, ensuring an authentic portrayal of her early years with 11 siblings. Parton s mother, Avie Lee, designed the interior with touches of religious art and a small dining area equipped with a wood-burning stove. The cabin walls were covered in newspaper for insulation, and a time capsule within the DreamMore Resort houses a piece of the original home s front porch wood. Throughout her career, Parton often credited her Christian faith for shaping her music and life, a theme reflected in Dollywood s chapel and gospel performances.",
  "summary": "Dolly Parton grew up in a Tennessee log cabin with no electricity or running water. Take a look inside a recreation of her childhood home.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "I visited Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop. From the coffee shop to the bathroom, it was a whole Dolly Parton universe.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/i-visited-dollys-tennessean-travel-stop-from-the-coffee-shop-to-the",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:20:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Dolly Parton, country music legend, dies at 80",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-country-music-legend-dies-at-80",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:20:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Dolly Parton, country music legend, dies at 80",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-country-music-legend-dies-at-80-3329203",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:20:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "The way Dolly Parton announced her death is an inspiration to us all",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-way-dolly-parton-announced-her-death-is-an-inspiration-to-us-all",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:57:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Inc.",
        "title": "Dolly Parton Leaves Behind a Legacy of Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-leaves-behind-a-legacy-of-entrepreneurship-and",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:07:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}