Logging and timber sales in Cherokee

Logging and timber sales in Cherokee

Appalachian National Park Association

Forest conservation

Logging

Lumber trade

Acquisition of property

Government purchasing of real property

The Appalachian National Park Association was concerned about conservation, in particular, logging in the mountains. This correspondence discusses the sale of timber on the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina. Letters are dated from October 1900 through June 1901. The Association was formed in 1899 for the purpose of promoting the idea of a national park in the eastern U.S.

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932

Appalachian National Park Association

Hitchcock, E. A. (Ethan Allen), 1835-1909

Holmes, J. A. (Joseph Austin), 1859-1915

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Smathers, George Henry, 1854-1950

Tonner, A. C.

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1900-1901

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932

Holmes, J. A. (Joseph Austin), 1859-1915

Jones, William A. (William Arthur), 1844-1912

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Powell, George S.

Tonner, A. C.

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Buncombe County (N.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

Iredell County (N.C.)

Orange County (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

Qualla Boundary

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

Appalachian Region, Southern

10.5” x 8”(dimension)

11" x 8.5"(dimension)

29 pages(pages)

5.25” x 8”(dimension)

5.5” x 8”(dimension)

7.5” x 8.5”(dimension)

8" x 5"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America