Correspondence: M. V. Richards to A. H. McQuilkin, 1899

Correspondence: M. V. Richards to A. H. McQuilkin, 1899

Appalachian National Park Association

Appalachian Region, Southern

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National parks and reserves

National parks and reserves -- Planning

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This letter and accompanying list of names from M. V. Richards to A. H. McQuilkin illustrates the interest in establishing a national park in the southern U.S. The cover letter dates to October 1899, a month before the Appalachian National Park Association was formally established. Richards, a Southern Railway Company executive, suggests individuals who may be interested in promoting the idea of a national park. Many of those suggested are in Washington, D.C. A. H. McQuilkin was a Chicago-based editor who moved to Asheville, North Carolina in the mid-1890s and became involved with the association.

Richards, M. V.

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1899

McQuilkin, A. H.

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Appalachian Region, Southern

East (U.S.)

10.25" x 5.25"(dimension)

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Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America