This is the first of 2 parts on Shenandoah’s History. We hear from 3 historians: Sara Gregg from the University of Kansas focuses on land use policy. Katrina Powell at Virginia Tech researched letters written by families displaced due to the parks creation. Audrey Horning is an Anthropology and Archeology Professor at William and Mary in Virginia. She conducted a multi-year Survey of Rural Mountain Settlements in the Virginia Blue Ridge from 1995-1998.

In Part 1 we hear how a park came to Shenandoah (1:17), what happened to families living in the mountains (17:33), and letters written by families forced to relocate from the park area (29:13).

Resources:

Shenandoah National Park Trust http://snptrust.org

Shenandoah National Park Association http://www.snpbooks.org

Blue Ridge Heritage Project http://www.blueridgeheritageproject.com

(Hiking) Old Rag Mountain Trail (includes the following trails mentioned in podcast: Nicholson Hollow Trail, White Oak Canyon Trail, Corbin Hollow Trail, Robertson Mountain Trail, Hot Shore Mountain Trail, Brokenback Run, Hannah Run Trail)

https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/upload/old_rag_area.pdf

Corbin Cabin Cutoff Trail https://www.nps.gov/shen/upload/Nicholson-Hollow.pdf

Rose River Trail https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/upload/big_meadows_area_2013.pdf

Cabin Rental (Including Corbin Cabin) http://www.patc.net/PATC/Cabins/Cabin_General_Info.aspx#SNP

(Book) Managing the Mountains: Land Use Planning, the New Deal, and the Creation of a Federal Landscape in Appalachia by Sara Gregg

https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Mountains-Planning-Landscape-Appalachia/dp/0300192568

(Book) The Anguish of Displacement: The Politics of Literacy in the Letters of Mountain Families in Shenandoah National Park by Katrina M. Powell, ed.

http://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/3307

(Book) Answer at Once: Letters of Mountain Families in Shenandoah National Park 1934-1938 by Katrina M. Powell, ed.

http://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/3883

(Book) In the Shadow of Ragged Mountain by Audrey Horning

https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Ragged-Mountain-Audrey-Horning/dp/0931606276

(Book) Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and Betrayal by Sue Eisenfeld

https://www.amazon.com/Shenandoah-Conservation-Betrayal-Sue-Eisenfeld/dp/0803238304

(Book) Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History by Anne Mitchell Whisnant

https://www.amazon.com/Super-Scenic-Motorway-Ridge-Parkway-History/dp/0807871265

(Book) The Undying Past of Shenandoah National Park by Darwin Lambert

https://www.amazon.com/Undying-Past-Shenandoah-National-Park/dp/0911797572

(Book) Hollow Folk https://www.amazon.com/Hollow-Folk-Mandel-Sherman/dp/0685650863/ref=cm_rdp_product

(Article) President Inspects Five Forest Camps, August, 13, 1933; Special to The New York Times. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1933/08/13/223729852.html?emc=eta1&pageNumber=3

Film: A Trip To Skyland and Shenandoah National Park