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Legislation Secured by the Appalachian National Park Association

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  • -"■2, North Carolina Legislature Bill The Legislature of North Carolina passed a Bill and Resolution (prepared by the Association) on January sixteenth 1901 favoring the establishment of the Southern Appalachian Park and also empowering the Government acquire a title in tha section of Western North Carolina. South Carolina Legislature Bill Tennessee Legislature Bill The Secretary of Agriculture, Hon, Jas, Wilson, on January 3rd, 1901 addressed a letter to the President favoring the establishment of a National Farfest Reserve in the Southern Appalachian mountains. In this letter- he reviewed the necessities for such a Reservation and stated the worH of investigation already made. This letter was printed by the Senate.
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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.

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Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America

This digital collection was created to contribute to the public's understanding of the forces and ideas that led to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. The most vi...

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