Congressional speech for forest reserve

Congressional speech for forest reserve

Acquisition of property

Floods

Forest reserves

Government purchasing of real property

William Elliott (1838-1907) was a South Carolina attorney and politician who served in the U.S. Congress. In this speech before Congress, printed by the Southern Appalachian Forest Reserve, Elliott speaks on behalf of the creation of a National Appalachian Forest Reserve. By May 1902, when this speech was made, the Congressional tide had turned from the creation of a national park to the creation of a national forest. Initiated by the Appalachian National Park Association, in 1903, the association changed its name to the Appalachian National Forest Reserve Association and disbanded in 1905.

Elliott, William, 1838-1907

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1902-05-14

United States. Congress

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2015-02-03

Reproduced with permission of North Carolina Western Regional Archives;

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

Appalachian Region, Southern

15 pages(pages)

9.5" x 6.25"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America