Park dedication: notice
Dublin Core
Title
Park dedication: notice
Subject
Dedication to public use
Reports
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Visits of state -- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
Description
This document, written in the summer of 1940, expresses the interest on behalf of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be on hand to dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The dedication did take place that year, on Labor Day, September 2, 1940. A crowd of 10,000 came to Newfound Gap to hear President Franklin D. Roosevelt speak.
Creator
United States. National Park Service
Source
Park Management Records
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1940-06-24
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
fliers (printed matter)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
23304
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/23304
Date Created
2015-06-15
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 37738;
Spatial Coverage
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
Extent
11" x 8.5"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America
Collection
Citation
United States. National Park Service, “Park dedication: notice,” OAI, accessed May 23, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/23304.