Posts Tagged ‘Tennessee’

Secretary Salazar Announces Settlement on North Shore Road

U.S. Department of the Interior News Release
Date: February 6, 2010
Contact: Julie Rodriguez (202) 744-4368
Bob Miller (865) 436-1207
Secretary Salazar Announces Settlement on North Shore Road
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that a settlement has been reached in a dispute begun in 1943 over a proposed 34-mile stretch of road through Great Smoky Mountains [...]

Parktips – November 2009

National Park Service
Parktips – November 2009
Parktips is a monthly compilation of newsworthy items and story ideas from the National Park Service. A new edition is posted on the first week of each month at http://www.nps.gov/news/index.htm. Just click on the Story Leads link to access Parktips. You can view past issues of Parktips. You can also [...]

Parktips – October 2009

National Park Service
Parktips – October 2009
Parktips is a monthly compilation of newsworthy items and story ideas from the National Park Service.  A new edition is posted on the first week of each month at http://www.nps.gov/news/index.htm.  Just click on the Story Leads link to access Parktips.  You can view past issues of Parktips.  You can also [...]

Smokies To Be Honored On Quarter In 2014

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will represent Tennessee as one of 56 new quarters honoring national sites.

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Vacationers still visit Tennessee but don’t stay in hotels

Greg and Lora Osborn of Indiana didn’t let a recession stop their plans for a vacation this year, but it did make them more aware of their budget.

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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway

 
National Park Service News Release
Jeannine McElveen, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area,
423-569-2404 ext. 232
Jody Lyle, NPS Headquarters, 202-208-6843

 
August 12, 2009

 

 

 
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area

 

 
America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway

 

 
ONEIDA, Tenn. –   If you think you need a computer to get “yahoo,” think
again! Logoff and head to Big South Fork National [...]

Funding for Smokies and water projects

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander announced that the Interior appropriations bill he co-authored and that was approved by the Appropriations Committee today will fund a number of conservation efforts across Tennessee, including increased funding for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and other national parks, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, …

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park 75th anniversary

TENNESSEE: It’s been called 500,000 acres of paradise. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

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Congress recognizes Smokies’ 75th

East Tennessee’s congressional delegation released the news that a resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park passed both houses of Congress last night.

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Event to recall Smoky Mountain memories

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Gatlinburg is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with an event featuring people affected by the land purchase between Tennessee and North Carolina.

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