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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 46 regard to the proposed movement will be found on pages 29 and 30. On page 31 will be found the resolution of the Appalachian Mountain Club of Boston, Mass. Page 34 gives a copy of the act appropriating $5,000.00 for the use of the Committee on Agriculture "in investigating the mountains and forests of the Southern Appalachians, particularly in western North Carolina and adjacent states." Copies of bills introduced by Senator Pritohard and Congressman Brownlow will be found on pages 35,36, and 39. On page 42 of this Exhibit appears the speeoh of Senator J. C. Pritchard made to the Senate on April 26, 1902. Six thousand copies of this speech were sent to the secretary-treasurer at Asheville to be mailed out. On page 43 is the speech of Honorable Chauncey M. Depew made in the Senate June 7, 1902 and of which 78,000 copies were mailed. On page 44 appears the speeoh of Honorable H. M. Simmons, made June 9, 1902. Three thousand copies of this speech were sent the secretary-treasurer for distribution. On page 45 of "Exhibit A" appears a oopy of the first pamphlet issued by the Appalachian National Park Association, showing the enthusiasm of newspapers and
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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.