Letters supporting Appalachian National Park movement

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Title

Letters supporting Appalachian National Park movement

Subject

National parks and reserves -- Planning
Water conservation

Description

Various organizations expressed support for an Appalachian National Park. A movement for a national park in the Appalachians was spearheaded by Appalachian National Park Association, formed in 1899. The association raised public awareness of the issue, but disbanded before the formation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Creator

Stewart, Henry

Source

Appalachian National Park Association Records

Publisher

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

Date

1899-11-09

Contributor

Woolsey, Charles W.

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
letters (correspondence)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

29524
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/29524

Date Created

2015-02-05

Rights Holder

Reproduced with permission of North Carolina Western Regional Archives;

Spatial Coverage

Appalachian Region, Southern
Macon County (N.C.)

Extent

12.5" x 8.75"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America

Citation

Stewart, Henry, “Letters supporting Appalachian National Park movement,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/29524.