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Park dedication: correspondence

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  • This letter provides instructions to deal with parking during the dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The dedication took place on Labor Day, September 2, 1940. A crowd of 10,000 came to Newfound Gap to hear President Franklin D. Roosevelt speak. Five hundred members of the Civilian Conservation Corps were on hand to direct and manage the crowd. A podium was set up on the North Carolina and Tennessee state lines, so that speakers stood with one foot in each state. The event was presided over by the Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes.
  • UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Great Smoky Mountains National Park GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE August 28, I94.O Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stupka Gatlinburg Tennessee Dear Sir: The Honorable, the Secretary of the Interior has sent you an invitation, ticket, etc., to attend the dedication of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on Labor Day, September 2, 13|0. We enclose herewith a sticker "which you should place on the right windshield of your car before you enter the Park. This will help us to distinguish invited guests from the others, and permit you to park your car in a selected area. Sincerely yours, J. R. Eakin Superintendent

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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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