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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 wondersj 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 once—well, he has seen it* But the Smoky Mountains hat© enduring charm* Having seen them once, they lure you back to see them again and again. I love them. I am coming hack." The charm of the Smokies depends on its living mantle, the tall old forest that covers ©van 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 stony bosom would be oold. 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 once—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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