H.R. 12138

H.R. 12138

Bills, Legislative

National parks and reserves -- Law and legislation

Acquisition of property

Government purchasing of real property

James Montraville Moody (1858-1903) was from western North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Congress and had a law practice in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. In 1902, Moody introduced H.R. 12138, a bill before Congress, to purchase land for a national forest reserve. By March 1902, when this bill was proposed, 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.

Moody, James M. (James Montraville), 1858-1903

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1902-03-05

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Washington (D.C.)

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

Appalachian Region, Southern

11" x 7.75"(dimension)

3 pages(pages)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America