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What's a National Park City?
My dog Noodles and I hike the trails of America's FIRST National Park City - Chattanooga, Tennessee - to find out!
The answer might surprise you ...
We'll also answer listener question at the end - which include:
Works Cited:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24889660?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/historyculture/yellowstoneestablishment.htm
https://www.history.com/articles/yellowstone-national-park-origins
https://www.doi.gov/blog/americas-public-lands-explained
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chattanooga-just-became-north-americas-first-national-park-city-heres-what-that-means-180986465/
https://www.nationalparkcity.org/national-park-cities/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJasV-itdoc
https://www.nps.gov/efmo/learn/historyculture/the-ovement-to-create-a-national-park-in-iowa.htm
https://www.forbes.com/sites/micheleherrmann/2025/04/29/chattanooga-is-now-north-americas-first-national-park-city/
Noah and Noodles here!
We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to every listener of Backroad Odyssey.
Your support fuels our passion and inspires us to keep sharing stories and discover overlooked locations.
Follow each adventure visually at:
https://www.instagram.com/backroadsodyssey/
By Noah Mulgrew5
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What's a National Park City?
My dog Noodles and I hike the trails of America's FIRST National Park City - Chattanooga, Tennessee - to find out!
The answer might surprise you ...
We'll also answer listener question at the end - which include:
Works Cited:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24889660?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/historyculture/yellowstoneestablishment.htm
https://www.history.com/articles/yellowstone-national-park-origins
https://www.doi.gov/blog/americas-public-lands-explained
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chattanooga-just-became-north-americas-first-national-park-city-heres-what-that-means-180986465/
https://www.nationalparkcity.org/national-park-cities/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJasV-itdoc
https://www.nps.gov/efmo/learn/historyculture/the-ovement-to-create-a-national-park-in-iowa.htm
https://www.forbes.com/sites/micheleherrmann/2025/04/29/chattanooga-is-now-north-americas-first-national-park-city/
Noah and Noodles here!
We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to every listener of Backroad Odyssey.
Your support fuels our passion and inspires us to keep sharing stories and discover overlooked locations.
Follow each adventure visually at:
https://www.instagram.com/backroadsodyssey/

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