Nomenclature Decisions of the United States Geographic Board

Nomenclature Decisions of the United States Geographic Board

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

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Like many rural areas, names of places within the Great Smoky Mountains were sometimes redundant or known by different names in different localities. In the 1930s, the National Park Service appointed a Nomenclature Committee from North Carolina and one from Tennessee to make recommendations to U.S. Geographic Board which decided upon “official” names for peaks, creeks, and roads. Photographer and park advocate, George Masa (1885-1933) served on the North Carolina committee. Born in Japan and raised as Shoji Endo, Masa came to the United States in 1906. In 1915, he moved to Asheville and was known variously as G. M. Iizuka, George M. Iizuka, and Masahara Iizuka, before adopting George Masa as his professional name. Masa was active in the Carolina Appalachian Trail Club, which merged with the Carolina Mountain Club, and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

United States Geographic Board

George Masa Collection

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

1932-11-03

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