The initial fee for joining the Appalachian National Park Association was two dollars. The association was formed in 1899 for the purpose of promoting the idea of a national park in the eastern U.S. Although housed in Asheville, North Carolina, the…
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. Petitions were circulated among citizens and then…
The Appalachian National Park Association carried out a wide-ranging promotional campaign throughout the eastern U.S. Within the first few months of its operation, the Association printed these colorful stickers with the motto, “Push the Appalachian…
The Appalachian National Park Association carried out a wide-ranging promotional campaign throughout the eastern U.S. Within the first few months of its operation, the Association printed these colorful stickers with the motto, “Push the Appalachian…
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. Petitions were circulated among citizens and then…
This letter of October 1902, addressed to the citizens of Asheville, requests that they attend the upcoming convention on behalf of the Appalachian National Park Association and the Asheville Board of Trade. The convention was successful with 1,500…
The Appalachian National Park Association carried out a wide-ranging promotional campaign throughout the eastern U.S. Within the first few months of its operation, the Association printed these colorful stickers with the motto, “Push the Appalachian…
This letter from the Appalachian National Park Association is written to J. W. Powell and requests a copy of a report from the Bureau of American Ethnology, an early division of the Smithsonian Institution. No doubt, the association was gathering…
This 38-page document describes the November 22, 1899 meeting at which the Appalachian National Park Association was formed. Included in the meeting minutes is a speech by Senator Marion Butler (1863-1938), a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. The…
This 1925 map of the “Appalachian Scenic Highway” shows the Eastern United States from the Gulf of Mexico to Maine, cutting through Murphy, Andrews, Bryson City, Waynesville, and Asheville in western North Carolina. In reality, there was no single…