Record #:

20354

Author(s):

Smith, Charles Dennis

Abstract:

Today, thousands of people venture to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year, but few will know the story of the group of Asheville citizens who fought for the preservation of the scenic beauty of western North Carolina as early as 1885.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 37 Issue 1, Jan 1960, p38-65, por, f

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)--History; Appalachian Mountains--Preservation