Senator Pritchard's Speech

Senator Pritchard's Speech

Forest conservation

Forest reserves

Acquisition of property

Government purchasing of real property

Early on, the Appalachian National Park Association met with legislative success. In 1900, a bill passed authorizing funds to investigate the possibility of a national park in the eastern U.S. and, in December 1901, Congress introduced a bill to purchase land. While the Appalachian National Park Association initially argued for a national park, it used the terms “national park” and “forest reserve” somewhat interchangeably. As the bill made its way through Congress, funds were earmarked for a “forest reserve” rather than a “national park.” Unfortunately, when a separate bill was re-introduced in 1902, Congress was not able to reconcile the two bills and they failed.

Pritchard, Jeter Connelly, 1857-1921

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1902-04-26

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Reproduced with permission of North Carolina Western Regional Archives;

Washington (D.C.)

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

Appalachian Region, Southern

15 pages(pages)

9.5" x 6"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America