How to Reach our New National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

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How to Reach our New National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

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How to Reach our New National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

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How to Reach our New National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

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How to Reach our New National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

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How to Reach our New National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

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How to Reach our New National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

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How to Reach our New National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

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- Format
  - Publications (documents)
- Type
  - Text
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS87_01_05_04_02
Transcript

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is unique among the National Parks of America in that it is the only one of the major parks that can be reached from all directions on paved roads. Four trans-continental highways pass through East Tennessee, within 30 miles of the new National Park. Paved state highways lead from these Federal roads directly into the heart of the Park. Approximately 75% of America's population lives within the area represented in this map. Only 32 hours riding time is required by bus, train or automobile from any city in this area to Knoxville —— "The Great Smoku Mountains City"

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Description

This small foldout brochure was produced by the East Tennessee Automobile Club, which promoted the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as “America’s newest, most picturesque and charming playground.” The club, located in Knoxville, Tennessee, promoted its hometown city as the best way to access the park, showing two maps with Knoxville at their center and the park nearby. Where earlier brochures promoted horseback riding and camping, this brochure is specifically aimed at the motor tourist and promises access to the park via a “brief drive, over good roads.” Many of the photographs in this brochure were contributed by the Thompson Brothers Commercial Photographers.
Details
- Creator
  - East Tennessee Automobile Club (Knoxville, Tenn.)
- Contributor
  - Thompson Brothers Commercial Photographers
- Format
  - Publications (documents)
  - Maps (documents)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1930s
  - Date digitized: 2013-05-13
- Extent
  - Dimension: 9.25" x 6.75"
  - Pages: 8 pages
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
  - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Horace Kephart Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS87_01_05_04
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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