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Trees of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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  • CHtKOKEE -lima: I •-~-.«y:* KMTM ""•»„ The Great Smoky Mountains lie between the valleys of the Little Tennessee and the Big Pigeon Rivers, and along the boundary line between the states of North Carolina and Tennessee. In elevation, they range between 1,000 and 6,643 feet above sea level. In geological terms, they are composed of siltstone, sandstone, slate, and conglomerate, formed in strata on the bottom of a shallow sea, and then uplifted, some 200,000,000 years ago. A vast movement of the earth's crust caused a northwestward surge of the mountain chain for many miles over the top of other, and younger, rocks. The forces of erosion, wind and water, have carved the deep valleys and the steep slopes that we see today. Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in 1934, after a ten-year struggle on the part of many dedicated and far- seeing people to transfer ownership of these mountains from 6,000 private individuals and lumber companies to that of the people of the nation. Approximately sixty-five per cent of the Park was logged, before 1934, much of it selectively for such valuable species as black cherry, sugar maple, and chestnut, while other portions were
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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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