Excerpt from the Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Title: Excerpt from the Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Date: 1933
Description: A passage describes Anne Davis's influence in the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The 146-page “Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park” was published in 1933, a year before the park was formally established. In spite of this oddity, the guide does carry the approval of the National Park Service, stated on its cover. The book was printed in a small format as a field guide that could be carried on a hike. Topics covered in the guide include tours and trails, notes on camping and fishing, and sections on flowers and fauna. Separate sections deal with local culture, including “The Highlanders” and “The Cherokee Indians.” The guide was written by George McCoy and George Masa. McCoy was a staff writer for the Asheville Citizen and native of Dillsboro, North Carolina. Photographer George Masa, a native of Japan, was active in the Appalachian Trail Club and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Publisher: Inland Press (Ashville, NC)
(digital) Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Rights Holder: Mc Coy, George W.
Subject: Anne Davis
NPS Region: Southeast