Kephart's address before Bryson City Women's Club

Kephart's address before Bryson City Women's Club

De Soto, Hernando, approximately 1500-1542

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

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Women -- Societies and clubs

This news clipping describes a speech made by Horace Kephart to the Women’s Club of Bryson City, North Carolina in 1929. The clipping was collected by George Masa. George Masa (1885-1933) was active in the Appalachian Trail Club and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In 1931, he was named to the three-person nomenclature committee for the North Carolina Park Commission and had the responsibility for accurately naming the peaks, streams, and other features. Mutual interests fostered Masa’s friendship with Horace Kephart (1862-1931), a noted author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Kephart and Masa often hiked together with park officials on inspection trips and provided information to stir public interest. Kephart wrote many articles promoting regional conservation and the park movement.

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

George Masa Collection

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

1929-05-07

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Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America