The letterhead for the Appalachian National Park Association lists the officers and committees of the organization, beginning in 1899. At the very first meeting of the association, George Powell was elected president and Chase Ambler was named…
This hand-written note concerns a proposal to purchase land on behalf of an unnamed lumber company. The author of the note, as well as the outcome of the proposal, is unclear.
The Appalachian National Park Association drafted a number of resolutions favoring the establishment of a national forest reserve and/or a national park in the southern Appalachians and presented these to southern legislators. In 1901, North Carolina…
This letter to M. V. Richards concerns a bill being presented by Senator Butler. Richards was a Southern Railway Company executive and promoter of the Appalachian National Park Association.
This 4-page synopsis describes a meeting held in Washington DC in April 1900. The meeting opened with a statement by Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857-1921), North Carolina Republican Senator and supporter of the efforts of the Appalachian National Park…
This undated, unsigned speech argues on behalf of establishing a national park east of the Mississippi. The speech could have been made at any time during the early years of the Appalachian National Park Association or at its public convention in…
The Appalachian National Park Association drafted a number of petitions and resolutions favoring the establishment of a national forest reserve and/or a national park in the southern Appalachians. This petition was circulated among citizens and then…
This small fabric banner announces a convention promoting an Appalachian Forest Reserve. Such a convention was held on October 25, 1902. By that time, the Appalachian National Park Association was using “national park” and “forest reserve”…
The Appalachian National Park Association drafted a number of resolutions favoring the establishment of a national forest reserve and/or a national park in the southern Appalachians and presented these to southern legislators. In 1901, North Carolina…
The Appalachian National Park Association kept records, notes, and clippings in scrapbooks, several of which still exist. This flyer, however, notes that three notebooks went missing after they were taken to Washington, D.C. to support Congressional…