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[MAP] - Lot 90
[MAP] Geological Survey (U.S.). Proposed Shenandoah Valley National Park, Virginia. 1926. 890 x 700 mm. Printed in color. Folded in four. A fine copy. Map showing the proposed Shenandoah Valley National Park in Virginia, scale 1:125,000, printed in 1926. Relief is represented by contour lines and elevations. Creation of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia: In 1924, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce proposed the establishment of a national park to preserve the beauty of the area. In 1924, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce proposed the establishment of a national park to preserve the region's natural beauty and stimulate tourism. The Proposed Shenandoah Valley National Park map shows the proposed boundaries of the future park and highlights scenic byways, such as the future Skyline Drive. Appalachian populations and communities living in the Shenandoah Valley were displaced following the creation of Shenandoah National Park. The exodus of Appalachians to Virginia was part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies to create more jobs during the Great Depression. New Deal programs (notably the Civilian Conservation Corps) helped build roads and infrastructure. The displacement of Virginia's Appalachian communities between 1930 and 1940 was a tragedy for the communities affected. Southern Appalachian National Park Committee. The Committee for the Establishment of a National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior in February 1924 to identify a suitable site for a new national park in the Southern Appalachians. The committee brought together park planners, arborists and scientists to find an area easily accessible from the East Coast, yet with sufficient natural qualities to be protected. After study, the committee recommended the northern Blue Ridge Mountains (Virginia) as the optimum location, in part because it met the National Park Service's criteria for a new park. This selection marked the official start of the process that would culminate in the acquisition of land, the expropriation of homes and finally the creation of the park. Bibliography : - Library of Congress: G3882.S5 1926 .G4 Provenance: Geological Society of France.
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