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Denver Chocolate Pudding Cake

Today in History

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Smoky Mountains: 

Collection and Links

Anna Porter Public Library houses a growing special collection currently holding approximately 600 items with information on the natural and cultural history of Gatlinburg, the Great Smoky Mountains, and southern Appalachia. Included in that collection are oral history audio tapes recorded 30 to 40 years ago (with transcripts) and oral history video tapes recorded more recently.

Useful Links for Exploring the Smoky Mountains, their History and Culture

The Park and the outdoors

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park - the National Park Service's site
• Smoky Mountains Association
• Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Links to East Tennessee and Southern Appalachian History

• East Tennessee Historical Society
• Great Smoky Mountains Regional Project - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Smoky Mountains Historical Society
• McClung Historical Collection - Knox County Public Library

Environmental and Environmental Literature Links

• Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment