Appalachian National Park Association meeting

Appalachian National Park Association meeting

Appalachian National Park Association

Appalachian National Park Association -- Membership

National parks and reserves -- Planning

Portraits, Group

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 Park Association was formed at that time. Although housed in Asheville, North Carolina, the organization was a multi-state effort, attracting representatives from six southern states. One of the highlights of the group’s activities was a convention held in 1902 to which 1,500 people attended. The association lobbied Congress for the creation of a park, but with limited success. The association disbanded in 1905.

Pope, A. B.

Historic Photographs Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1899

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photographs

group portraits

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StillImage

23225

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2015-07-01

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Buncombe County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

Asheville (N.C.)

2 pages(pages)

3.5" x 8"(dimension)

5" x 8"(dimension)

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