Senate Bill 5228: Senator Simmon's speech

Senate Bill 5228: Senator Simmon's speech

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Description and travel

Bills, Legislative

National parks and 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.

Simmons, Furnifold M. (Furnifold McLendel), 1854-1940

Appalachian National Park Association Records

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

1902-06-09

Southern Appalachian Forest Reserve

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Appalachian Region, Southern

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

16 pages(pages)

9.25" x 5.75"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America