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Nomenclature notes: place names in N. C.

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Nomenclature notes: place names in N. C.

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Nomenclature notes: place names in N. C.

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  • A. SEVEN MILE BEECH RIDGE, 8, Aden Br. does not join main prong directly* it joins Muskey Cr. then to main prong. C. LDFTSE GAP. §, SHAW RIDGE. e. mmmmsm ridge. F. LIMY BIRCH 0*AP. G. SAT. AMBLSR; I 1. BIG CATALQ0CHE5 0, 2. BEAR BRANCH. 3. 17AH00 BRANCH. 4. TOOHI BRANCH, |, NETTLE CR5EK BALD. e. rami crehc. 7. CHERRY GREEK. 8. 7ADCAF BRANCH. 9. CHIRRY COY1 BRANCH. 10. JUNCTION CAMP. 11. BIAR CREEK. R©suggested names.
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  • Like many rural areas, names of places within the Great Smoky Mountains were sometimes redundant or known by different names in different localities. In the 1930s, the National Park Service appointed a Nomenclature Committee from North Carolina and one from Tennessee to decide upon “official” names for peaks, creeks, and roads. Photographer and park advocate, George Masa served on the North Carolina committee. Born Masahara Iizuka and raised in Japan, George Masa (1881-1933) emigrated to the U.S. when he was 20 years old and, in 1915, came to Asheville, where he lived the rest of his life. Masa was active in the Appalachian Trail Club and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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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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