Memorial to the Congress of the United States

Memorial to the Congress of the United States

Appalachian National Park Association

Forest reserves

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National parks and reserves

National parks and reserves -- Planning

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This printed “Memorial to the Congress of the United States from the Appalachian National Park Association” advocates for a national park in the southern Appalachians. The memorial, adopted by the association on December 19, 1899, includes ten bullet points listing reasons to establish a park, including “rare, natural beauty,” “superb forests,” and practical reasons, like a centralized location. The memorial is included here with a letter introducing the “Petition or Memorial,” along with map of proposed boundaries, and an earlier draft. The memorial was presented to Congress on January 4, 1900 and, on May 25, 1900, a bill was passed authorizing funds to investigate the possibility of a national park.

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932

McNamee, Charles

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1899-12-19; 1900-01-11

Appalachian National Park Association

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https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/27538

2015-05-26

Reproduced with permission of North Carolina Western Regional Archives;

Buncombe County (N.C.)

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

Appalachian Region, Southern

10.5" x 8.5"(dimension)

11" x 8.75"(dimension)

13.25" x 8.25"(dimension)

21 pages(pages)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America