In November 1899, the Asheville Board of Trade hosted a meeting at the Battery Park Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting was to organize and advocate for a national park in the southern Appalachians. The Appalachian National…
This is one of two notebooks assembled by the Appalachian National Park Association that includes documents and news clipping about the organization. The Appalachian National Park Association was formed in 1899 for the purpose of promoting the idea…
This is one of two notebooks assembled by the Appalachian National Park Association that includes documents and news clipping about the organization. The Appalachian National Park Association was formed in 1899 for the purpose of promoting the idea…
This 32-page booklet is titled, “Appalachian National Park: Synopsis of work accomplished” since the founding of the Appalachian National Park Association. While the booklet is titled “fourth edition,” the first three editions have a different title…
Arno Berthold Cammerer (1883–1941) was the third director of the National Park Service (NPS). He played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is credited with convincing John D. Rockefeller to donate five…
This wintertime photograph was taken along the Appalachian Trail by Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), a founding member of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association and author of “Birth of a National Park,” published in 1960. This photograph,…
The photographer notes, “The Appalachian Trail, now following the crest of the Blue Ridge, will be relocated much of the way to get farther away from the Skyline Drive, seen in the center. The highway is just a few feet to the right of the foreground…
Two women walk along the Appalachian Trail near Newfound Gap. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation…
A curve follows the Appalachian Trail a quarter mile east of Newfound Gap parking area. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the Great Smoky…
This grove of trees is seen from Little Bald along the Appalachian Trail. An AT marker can be seen on a tree in the foreground. The picture was made by Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), a founding member of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation…