Record #:

16187

Author(s):

Ryan, Jim

Abstract:

Federal projects in the mountains created employment opportunities, places of research, and parks for the nation's citizens. The National Climatic Data Center opened in 1952 and preserved the nation's weather records. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park opened the Southern Appalachians to the nation and the United States Forest Service managed another 1,000,000 acres of natural resources in the region.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 30 Issue 2, Spring 1991, p30-32, il

Subject(s):

Mountains--North Carolina