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Activities of the Appalachian National Park Association and the Appalachian National Forest Reserve Association: 1899-1906

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  • Page 15 Upon invitation, Hon. Richard Pearson addressed the convention and promised to do all within his power to assist the cause. Mr. Charles MoNamee, on behalf of Mr. George Vanderbilt, extended the delegates a cordial invitation to visit Biltmore Estate Thursday morning, November the 23rd, and see the first soientifio forest planting done in North America. The invitation was accepted with thanks. The oonventlon then adjourned to meet at 8:30 p. m. Evening Session The convention was oalled to order by Chairman Gonzales at 8:30 p. m. The chairman then read letters and telegrams from other prominent men who were unable to attend the convention. Among these were Hon. R. B. Tillman, Hon. James Wilson, Hon. J. C. Hemphill, W. A. Turk, and Stayame Wilson. The ohairman then called for the report of committee on permanent organization. Colonel Waddell, chairman of this committee, reported that the present officers of the convention should continue to hold their office as officers of the association to be formed and that they wished to defer their report until the committee
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  • This 72-page journal recording “The Activities of the Appalachian National Park Association and the Appalachian National Forest Reserve Association: 1899-1906” was compiled by the association’s secretary and founding member Chase P. Ambler (1865-1932). The manuscript was created in 1929, the year Ambler donated the association’s records to the State Archives. The Appalachian National Park Association was formed in 1899 for the purpose of promoting the idea of a national park in the eastern U.S. Although housed in Asheville, North Carolina, the organization was a multi-state effort, attracting representatives from six southern states. The association lobbied Congress for the creation of a park, but with limited success. The association disbanded in 1905.