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Horace Kephart

American naturalist

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exploration of Appalachian Mountains

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    In Appalachian Mountains: Study and exploration

    It remained for Horace Kephart, a St. Louis, Missouri, librarian turned naturalist who came to the southern mountains in 1904, to bring the isolated and scenic region to national attention. From his writings grew the interest and impetus that led to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains…

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