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Letters supporting Appalachian National Park movement

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Item

Details
- Creator
  - Appalachian National Park Association
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1901-04-01
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - NCWRA_019_09_06_05_01
Transcript

April is*, 1901, Mr, H, *i Polfe, Concord, Mass, My dear Sir: - Yctir card of ''arch 22nd in regard to' th« movement for the establishment of an Appalachian National Park was duly received. Our advices from Washington are to the effect that the prospects for the success of our movement are becoming greater all the time. As you probably already know, the Pill which Senator Pritchard introduced at the last session praying for an appropriation of five million dollars was reporter! back tc the Senate favor.ibly by the Committee on Agriculture ana "crest Reservations, to whom it had beer! referred, Senator Pritchard feels that the matter stood a good chance of passing iMt t session, but in as much as there were so many important natters before the Congress the 1&S$ week or t .-o( he thought that it would he the "better policy not to pi^Sh the mutter at that time for the reason that if he insisted upon this being brought up them, it would undoubtedly offend some members who Mere aleeady friendly toward Our movement. A canvass of the Kous*. has shown that there is almost no opposition, and the probabilities are that the Bt«»gurs urill pass the next session of Congress. In the meantime, our work this summer must be towa.rd interesting every Congressman and Senator that we possibly can, in placing

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Description

Various organizations and individuals expressed support for an Appalachian National Park. A movement for a national park in the Appalachians was spearheaded by Appalachian National Park Association, formed in 1899. The association raised public awareness of the issue, but disbanded before the formation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Details
- Creator
- Contributor
  - King, Jeannette M.
  - Richards, M. V.
  - Ambler, Chase P., 1865-1932
  - Powell, George S.
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1899-1901
  - Date digitized: 2015-07-22
- Extent
  - Dimension: 11" x 8.25"
  - Dimension: 5.5" x 8.5"
  - Dimension: 6.25" x 8.5"
  - Dimension: 10.5” x 8.75”
  - Dimension: 8" x 5"
  - Dimension: 10.5” x 8.5”
  - Dimension: 8" x 6.25"
  - Dimension: 9.75” x 7.75"
  - Dimension: 10" x 8"
  - Dimension: 9.5" x 6"
  - Dimension: 3.25” x 5.5”
  - Pages: 32 pages
- Subject - Topic
- Location
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Appalachian National Park Association Records
- Identifier
  - NCWRA_019_08_04-09_12
- Repository
  - North Carolina Western Regional Archives

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