Letters supporting Appalachian National Park movement

Dublin Core

Title

Letters supporting Appalachian National Park movement

Subject

Appalachian National Park Association
National parks and reserves
Promotional materials

Description

Various organizations and individuals expressed support for an Appalachian National Park. A movement for a national park in the Appalachians was spearheaded by Appalachian National Park Association, formed in 1899. The association raised public awareness of the issue, but disbanded before the formation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Creator

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932
Appalachian Nationa
Carr, Julian Shakespeare
Haight, R. J. (Rufus J.)
Huger, A. M.
King, Jeannette M.
Odell, Frederick S.
Powell, George S.
Richards, M. V.
Stovall, Pleasant A., 1857-1935
Wittkowsky, Samuel, 1835-1911

Source

Appalachian National Park Association Records

Publisher

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

Date

1899-1901

Contributor

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932
King, Jeannette M.
Powell, George S.
Richards, M. V.

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
letters (correspondence)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

27027
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/27027

Date Created

2015-07-22

Rights Holder

Reproduced with permission of North Carolina Western Regional Archives;

Spatial Coverage

Buncombe County (N.C.)
Davidson County (Tenn.)
Durham County (N.C.)
Hamblen County (Tenn.)
Henderson County (N.C.)
Iredell County (N.C.)
Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Oconee County (S.C.)
Rutherford County (N.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
Worth County (Ga.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

10.5” x 8.5”(dimension)
10.5” x 8.75”(dimension)
10" x 8"(dimension)
11" x 8.25"(dimension)
3.25” x 5.5”(dimension)
32 pages(pages)
5.5" x 8.5"(dimension)
6.25" x 8.5"(dimension)
8" x 5"(dimension)
8" x 6.25"(dimension)
9.5" x 6"(dimension)
9.75” x 7.75"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America

Citation

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932 et al., “Letters supporting Appalachian National Park movement,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/27027.