Book Description

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Big Ridge State Park, Chucalissa Indian Village, Cove Lake State Park, Cumberland Mountain State Park, Fall Creek Falls State Park, Frozen Head State Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Grinder's Stand, Hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lower Mount Cammerer Trail, Maddron Bald Trail, Montgomery Bell State Park, Natchez Trace Parkway, Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park, Norris Dam State Park, Pickett State Park, Standing Stone State Park, T. O. Fuller State Park. Excerpt: Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. It is the most visited national park in the United States. On its route from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail also passes through the center of the park. The park was chartered by the United States Congress in 1934 and officially dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940. It encompasses 522,419 acres (816.28 sq mi; 2,114.15 km), making it one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States. The main park entrances are located along U.S. Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road) at the towns of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Cherokee, North Carolina. It was the first national park whose land and other costs were paid for in part with federal funds; previous parks were funded wholly with state money or private funds. The Great Smoky Mountains, in Great Smoky Mountains National ParkBefore the arrival of European settlers, the region was part of the homeland of the Cherokees. Frontierspeople began settling the land in the 18th and early 19th...