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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Vicinity : with geothermal wells
No full textScale 1:100,000 ; universal transverse Mercator projection. (W 155⁰45ʹ00ʺ--W 154⁰47ʹ30ʺ/N 19⁰45ʹ00ʺ--N 19⁰07ʹ30ʺ).1 map : color ; 69 x 100 cm., folded to 26 x 11 cm.Relief shown by contours and spot heights."Compiled from USGS 1:24,000-scale topographic maps dated 1980-1983 ... map edited 1986."Vicinity map, Hawaii (Hawaii Co.). Scale 1:800,000.Kilauea Crater--Chain of Craters area shaded relief map, Scale 1:24,000, text "Geologic landscapes of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, by Robert and Barbara Decker," glossary of Hawaiian place names, rainfall map of the Island of Hawaii, 1825 map of the Kilauea Caldera, 2 diagrams, USGS quad index map, and col. ill.Contents: Geologic landscapes of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park / by Robert and Barbara Decker -- Glossary of Hawaiian place names in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park / compiled by Interpretive Division Staff, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park -- Topographic map symbols -- Conversion table -- Declination diagram -- Index to 1:24,000 scale quadrangle maps
Great Smoky Mountains and the National Park
No full textThis article “The Great Smoky Mountains and the National Park” was written by Horace Kephart and looks to have been reprinted by the National Park Service. Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Park Museum to House Library of Author
No full textThis short news article, “New National Park Museum to House Library of Author,” from the New York Times reveals the disposition of the part of the Horace Kephart estate. A prolific writer, Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.GETS KEPHART COLLECTION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.~The library, camping and fishing equip-
ment, notes representing many
years of research, maps and personal effects belonging to the collection
of the late Horace Kephart, author,
of Bryson City, N. C, have been
given to the museum to be established in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The collection
is the gift of the Kephart family
and friends.
The library, while not unusually
large, is considered an important
acquisition, since it contains many
books, note* an •■■ ,i, ,* '■>
-,"5l v Tti n,. Southern Appalachian
Mountains in general and the Great
Smokies in particular. It also has
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Areas administered by the National Park Service /
No full textVol. for 1965 includes the Registry of national landmarks.None published for 1958.Vol. for 1965 includes the Registry of national landmarks.Mode of access: Internet.Continued by: National parks & landmarks.Continues: National park system and other areas administered by the National Park Service
Park dedication: correspondence
No full textThis 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
Superintenden
Park dedication: press release
No full textThis press release from the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service announces the events planned for the dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 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
Uluru (Ayers Rock-Mount Olga) National Park [picture] /
No full textPart of collection: Uluru (Ayers Rock-Mt. Olga) National Park Handover/Leaseback Ceremony, a pictorial record.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24332593
North Carolina Park Commission: "Options"
No full textThis ledger is part of the records of the North Carolina Park Commission. Oddly, the book is labeled, “Options.” The ledger includes various tracts of land to be acquired for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The tract number, owner’s name, address, and number of acres are listed. In 1924, the North Carolina Park Commission was created by the General Assembly to facilitate the establishment of a national park. By 1927, funds for acquiring land amounted to 5 million dollars, two from each state and one million in donations pledged by citizens. By 1930, North Carolina had deeded more than 50,000 acres of land to the Department of the Interior, taking the first tangible steps toward creating a park. Tennessee soon followed suit
North Carolina Park Commission: Purchase Fund statements
No full textThese Purchase Fund statements are part of the records of the North Carolina Park Commission. They are a small sampling of the thousands collected and housed at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In 1924, the North Carolina Park Commission was created by the General Assembly to facilitate the establishment of a national park. By 1927, funds for acquiring land amounted to 5 million dollars, two from each state and one million in donations pledged by citizens. By 1930, North Carolina had deeded more than 50,000 acres of land to the Department of the Interior, taking the first tangible steps toward creating a park. Tennessee soon followed suit
Drive for National Park
No full textThe full title for this Asheville Citizen article is “Delegations to Be Here Today From Various Cities to Start The Drive For National Park: Senator Mark Squires Will Preside at Today’s Meeting.” By 1925, the Appalachian National Park Association had already disbanded, but they had already put many legal steps into place. Squires was a State Senator from Lenoir, North Carolina and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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