Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina takes in the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains and a portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
It is part of the Appalachian Mountain Chain and has some of the highest mountain peaks east of the Mississippi River. More than 12.5 million visitors come every year—the most of any U.S. national park.
Fun Facts
Vocabulary
Questions and Answers
Question: What is the Appalachian Trail?
Answer: The Appalachian Trail is a trail that runs from Georgia to Maine. The 2,200 mile trail was completed in 1937. Almost 1,000 people attempt to walk the entire trail each year. Emma Rowena Gatewood (Grandma Gatewood) walked the trail alone when she was 67-years-old.
Learn More
Discover the Appalachian Trail.
You may cut-and-paste the below MLA and APA citation examples:
Declan, Tobin. " Great Smoky Mountains National Park - American History for Kids ." American History for Kids, Sep 2023. Web. 30 Sep 2023. < https://www.americanhistoryforkids.com/great-smoky-mountains-national-park/ >.
Tobin, Declan. (2023). Great Smoky Mountains National Park - American History for Kids. American History for Kids. Retrieved from https://www.americanhistoryforkids.com/great-smoky-mountains-national-park/