Crown Metal Products was one of America’s largest producers of amusement park trains from the 1960s to the 1990s, and this locomotive represents the company’s pinnacle of success. Founded by Ken Williams, the company began by manufacturing 15 inch and 24 inch gauge trains for the amusement park industry before moving to full 36 inch narrow gauge trains, of which 21 were built. This locomotive, Number 2, was the second build in that series and was built in 1964 for Six Gun Territory at Frontierland, an amusement park in Cherokee, North Carolina. It is a two-thirds size replica of the William Crooks, the first locomotive to go into service in Minnesota in 1861, and represents the American standard 4-4-0 design. Because Ken Williams knew these real steam locomotives would be operated by amateurs, they were overbuilt with very strong components, and most remain in service today. After Frontierland closed because it could not withstand competition from Dollywood after that park opened on the other side of the Smoky Mountains, the train was sold to Mr. Leroy Harvey, who brought it to Jackson as the centerpiece of the Old Hickory Railroad. There it was converted from coal burning to propane. The train originally had six coaches bearing the 6 Gun logo; after arriving in Jackson, the coaches were modified with solid steel side panels, and one was cut in half to make the two Highlands trolleys seen elsewhere in Jackson.