Beginning of history in the Great Smoky Mountains

Beginning of history in the Great Smoky Mountains

Appalachian Region, Southern

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

National Parks Association (U.S.)

Reports

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

This “The Beginning of History in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park” was written by Horace Kephart and delivered as an address to the National Park Service in 1930. The history focuses on Hernando de Soto's route through the Southern Appalachians in the 16th century. Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

Horace Kephart Collection

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

1930-10-09

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manuscripts (documents)

eng

Text

26142

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2016-03-02

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Swain County (N.C.)

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

10.5" x 8"(dimension)

15 pages(pages)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America