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Legislation Secured by the Appalachian National Park Association

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  • Officers, Appalachian National Park Association. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, ASHEVILLE, N. C President Secretary and Treasurer . Geo. S. Powell Dr. c. P. Ambler Vice-Presidents. North Carolina— Col. A. B. Andrews Gen. Julian S. Carr Hon. D. A. Tompkins S. Wittkowsky Georgia— Hon. A. D. Candler, Governor Hon. Clark Howell Virginia— Hon. J. Hoge Tyler, Governor M A SS A C11 US I'.TTS— Dr. Henry O. Marcy Albion A. Perry South Carolina— Hon. John Gary Ivvans Hon. M. JL McSweeney, Gov'r. Dr. Francis L. Parker TENNESSEE— Gen. Juo. T. Wilder Ohio— Hon. Win. R. Day Illinois— Hon. Rutherford P. Hayes A. C. Bartlett Pennslvania— Col. A. K. McClure New York— Moses H. Cone Chas. C. Harrison Directors. North Carolina— H. T. Collins F. W. W. Graham Prof. J. A. Holmes Claybrook James E. P. McKissick A. H. McQuilkin J. A. Nichols Chas. McNamee C. A. Webb South Carolina— J. C. Garlington District of Columbia— M. V. Richards Rhode Island— R. 8. Howland Committee on Membership. Claybrook James, Chairman M. I). I/Oiig H. p. ICccles J no. J. Seay W. A. Ulair W, IS. Nortlni|, V. S. Odell, New York Committee on Ways and Means. A. H. McCuiilkin, Chairman H. C. Ecclea, Charlotte, N C. Moses H. Cone, N. Y. B. II. Cosby Dr. H. K. l'orter Gen. John T. Wilder K. B. Atkinson Dr. Ttaoa, Lawrence Prof. S. C. Mason, Berea, Ky. H. Taylor Rogers Jas. H. Cutler, Mass. Committee on Petitions and Memorials. Chas. McNamee, Chairman J. F. Hayes E. P. McKissick N. G. Gonzales W. W. Rollins Pleasant A. Stovall, Georgia Geo. H. Smathers Committee on Publicity and Promotion. Dr. C. P. Ambler, Chairman F. W. W. Graham H. T. Collins
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  • These 14 pages include several drafts of a document titled, “Legislation Secured by the Appalachian National Park Association.” The documents outline the early efforts and successes of the Appalachian National Park Association. On January 4, 1900, the association submitted a Memorial to Congress and, on May 25, 1900, a bill passed authorizing funds to investigate the possibility of a national park. Also in 1901, North Carolina passed a resolution ceding the right to purchase land and acquire title by the federal government; by mid-1901, five other Southern states followed suit. Also in 1901, President McKinley expressed support of the project. Although the organization had major successes early on, their efforts met with resistance and the organization disbanded in 1905.