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East Blue Ridge site eyed for Southern Appalachian Park
A federal commission under Secretary of the Interior Dr. Hubert Work urges creating a national park in Virginia's Blue Ridge region, east of Shenandoah, as the first Southern Appalachians park. It cites Great Smokies as a later possibility and notes accessibility, size, and scenic features as key criteria.
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Secretary of Interior
Chiaa National Park
Hubert Work
Southern Appalachian National Park
Govo
Appalachian
National Park
Ganda
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
Asheville
Blowing Rock
Linville
Knoxville
Tenessee
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah Valley
Front Royal
Waynesboro
Alose
Cumberland Gap
West Virginia
Hastert
Kentucky
Congress
Mt.Guyot
Mt. LeConte
Clingmans Dome
Gregory Bald
Great Smokies
Southern
Appalachians
United States
Piedmont Plain
Washington Monument
Nationals Capitol
Sinia
Ganther