Showing posts with label SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK - PART 1 OF 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK - PART 1 OF 3. Show all posts

Sunday, November 14, 2010

SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK - PART 1 OF 3

Greetings -

Photos compliments of Sandra
Copyright 2010

Some facts about the Park:

Established in December 1935 - has about 200,000 acres
105 miles long stretching from Front Royal, Virginia to the Waynesboro-Charlottesville area.
Connects to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC

President Herbert Hoover had a "Summer White House" at Rapidan Camp. The Hoovers donated Rapidan Camp to the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1932 for use as a summer retreat for subsequent presidents.  In December 1935, it officially became part of Shenandoah National Park. The last president to use Rapidan Camp was President Carter in 1977.

Source: www.nps.gov/shen


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