This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Milestones in Shenandoah National Park history through 2011
A concise timeline from 1931 to 2011 lists key events shaping Shenandoah National Park. Highlights include the park’s founding deeds in 1935, Roosevelt’s dedication in 1936, full Skyline Drive opening in 1939, racial integration in 1950, Appalachian Trail relocation in 1951, Blue Ridge Parkway addition in 1961, National Register listing in 1997, and the 75th anniversary in 2011.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
SNP
Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Big Meadows
Skyline Drive
Front Royal
Jarman Gap
Park
Luray
Skyland
Shenandoah Natural History Association
Shenandoah National Park Association
Blue Ridge Parkway
U.S. Congress
Rapidan Camp
Camp Hoover
Shenandoah
Federal Lands Highway Program
Shenandoah National Park
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Me Smoky Mountains National Parks