Record #:

7215

Author(s):

Jarrett, Vicky

Abstract:

The North Carolina State Park System started on March 3, 1915, when the North Carolina General Assembly established Mount Mitchell as the first state park. Today there are twenty-nine state parks covering over 250,000 acres of land and water and featuring a variety of geography, plant life and wildlife.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 1, June 2005, p96-101, il

Subject(s):

Parks