Great Smoky Mt. Chimney Poster Plateau Said to have “eliminated for

Said to have “eliminated for all time the terrors of the Donner grade

Capitol Reef National Monument was created to preserve the landscape and history of this desert oasis

From 1881 to 1947

to the name of this vast network of desert canyons and plateaus

Improved roads soon followed

Great Smoky Mt. Chimney Poster Plateau Said to have “eliminated forDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy Hope for a national park between the cities of Asheville, North Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee gathered steam in the early 1920s. In May 1926, President Calvin Cooledge signed a bill providing for the creation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Purchasing the land, however, proved difficult, and years passed before development began. The park was finally dedicated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on