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Great Smoky Mountains 75th Anniversary

Date Posted: May 13, 2009

Join us as we celebrate a monumental occasion—the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains 75th Anniversary. Chartered by Congress in 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the U.S. The idea for its inception began at the turn of the century through the efforts of business leaders in Asheville and Knoxville, TN. In 1926, Congress authorized the creation of a national park in the east.

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