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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Newfound Gap Road Closure for 75th Anniversary Event
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Date: August 3, 2009
Contact: Bob Miller, (865) 436-1207
Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have announced that the Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) between Cherokee, NC and Gatlinburg, TN will be closed from sunset on Tuesday September 1 until late afternoon on Wednesday September 2. The closure will allow the park to conduct a 75th Anniversary Park Rededication Event at the Newfound Gap Parking Area on September 2.
The event will be reminiscent of the September 2, 1940 event at which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stood at the same location on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line to dedicate the newly-developed national park. The park expects to host approximately 2,000 invited guests attend the event. The closure will enable the park to safely and effectively manage the event including traffic, transportation and security.
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Did You Know?
The barn at the Mountain Farm Museum at Oconaluftee Visitor Center is over 50 feet wide and 60 feet long. A modern 2,500 square foot home would fit in the upstairs loft of the barn and over 16,000 hand-split wooden shingles are required to roof it.
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Last Updated: August 03, 2009 at 13:13 EST |
