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Last of the Eastern Wilderness: An Article on the Proposed Great Smoky National Park

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  • Smokies are natural wonders; but they are more than that. One can see a stupendous phenomenon of nature that awes one with its majesty; but when he has seen it onoe—well, he has seen it. But the Smoky Mountains have enduring charm. Having seen them once, they lure you baok to see them again and again. I love them. I am ooming back." The charm of the Smokies depends on its living mantle, the tall old forest that covers even the steepest slopes with verdure and fills the woods with living forms that win one's interest and affection. Without that virgin forest the Smokies would be arid rocks. The stcny bosom would be cold. Here to-day is the last stand of primeval American forest at its best. If saved—and if saved at all it must be done at onoe—it will be a joy and a wonder to our people for all time. The nation is summoned by a solemn duty to preserve it. Horace Kephart, World's Work, April, 1926.
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