Correspondence: William Day to Chase Ambler, 1899

Correspondence: William Day to Chase Ambler, 1899

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Description and travel

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This series of 1899 letters between William R. Day (1849-1923) and Chase P. Ambler (1865-1932) follows a visit Judge Day made to the North Carolina mountains. Apparently acquaintances from Ohio, Day served on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals before being named to the U.S. Supreme Court. Several accounts credit the idea of a national park in the Appalachians to a hunting trip shared between Ambler and Day. Shortly thereafter, Ambler was instrumental in establishing the Appalachian National Park Association. Although housed in Asheville, North Carolina, the organization was a multi-state effort, attracting representatives from six southern states.

Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1899-10-31; 1899-11-09

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932

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letters (correspondence)

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2015-05-26

Reproduced with permission of North Carolina Western Regional Archives;

Hamilton County (Ohio)

Appalachian Region, Southern

10.5" x 8"(dimension)

6 pages(pages)

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