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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 31 the direct cooperation of influential parties in the North, suggesting that a committee be sent North to interview prominent men who were influential in Congress, with an endeavor to enlist their interest and assistance. Accordingly, the Association appointed Prof. J. A. Holmes and the seoretary, C. P. Ambler, to see if such interest oould be secured by influential people in the New England States. This oommitte made several trips north and among others, interviewed Doctor Henry 0. Maroy of Boston, Hon. Chaunoey M. Depew, and Mr. -- — Harvey of Philadelphia. Mr. Depew immediately was interested and urged us to proceed along the lines we were then following and to attempt to secure further interest in the northeastern states. Mr. Depew's interest became so great that by June 7, 1902, he made a speech before the Senate, calling attention to"Bill 5228 for the purpose of establishing a national forest reserve in the Southern Appalachians, to be known as the National Appalachian Forest Reserve"; and, he at that time heartily commended the measure in an extensive and scientific discussion of the whole matter. Mr. Depew's speech was published in the Congressional Record and he sent the Association 3,000 copies for distribution. These were properly sent out
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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.