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57,300 visitors.
The year’s total for 1973 was 2,574,300 visits an increase of 11.7% over 1972 with 2,304,100.
Weather statistics from Big Meadows shows the maximum temperature as 57 degrees; minimum temperature zero. Precipitation was 1.38 inches and 14 inches of snowfall. □
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