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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 21 and appeared before the legislatures of these various states in an endeavor to have the various states cede to the federal government the right to aoquire title and exempt lands for park purposes from taxation. North Carolina passed such a bill on January 18, 1901; South Carolina on January 29, 1901; Georgia on January 29, 1901; Alabama on March 21, 1901; Tennessee on Maroh 28, 1901; and, Virginia on March 28, 1901. The direotors of the Association were greatly indebted to Professor J. A. Holmes for this work before the legislatures of tne six states, Professor Holmes at that time being State Geologist of North Carolina. The reoords of the A.N.P.A. do not give a complete account of the aotivites of the State of North Carolina in the early park and forest reserve movement for the reason that a large part of the State's work was carried on Independently. Professor Holmes made repeated trips to Washington, both with committees of the Association and alone and gave of his time and efforts without stint to the movement. Associated with Professor Holmes and working out of Raleigh office of the State Geologioal Survey were Mr. Ayers and Mr. Ashe who supported Professor Holmes In every way possible. Professor Holmes was succeeded as State Geologist by Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt who took up the
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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.