Map of proposed boundaries of an Appalachian National Park

Map of proposed boundaries of an Appalachian National Park

Appalachian Region, Southern

Maps

National parks and reserves

North Carolina, Western

This map proposes boundaries for a national park in western North Carolina as suggested by the Appalachian National Park Association. The association, formed in 1899, adopted these boundaries in December 1899. Originally their idea was for the park to extend eastward to sites like Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains and dip southward to include Cherokee and Robbinsville. Originally, the association favored western North Carolina as the sole site for a proposed national park, but soon expanded their vision to include more of the southern Appalachian mountains. This map is included in Senate Report 5512, dated February 1901.

Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1899-12-19

Appalachian National Park Association

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27626

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/27626

2015-05-26

Reproduced with permission of North Carolina Western Regional Archives;

Appalachian Region, Southern

North Carolina, Western

6" x 9"(dimension)

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