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Park celebrates
50 th birthday
Shenandoah National Park will mM’k the 50th anniversary of its dedication with ceremonies at Big Meadows on July 3.
Speakers at the event, which will begin at 11a.m., include Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles, former Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. and Denis Galvin, Deputy Director of the National Park Service.
Fifty years ago at Big Meadows, President Franklin D. Roosevelt noted the need for public parks which “give to men and women of modest means the opportunity, the invigoration and luxury of touring and camping amid scenes of great natural beauty...There is merit for all of us in the ancient tale of the giant Antaeus, who every time he touched his Mother Earth, arose with strength renewed a houndredfold.” He dedicated Shenandoah National Park “to the present and succeeding generations of America for the recreation and for the re-creation which we shall find here.”
During the past 50 years, the forests and wildlife have regenerated, making this gift from the people' of Virginia one of the most beautiful and popular national parks in the country. Today, Shenandoah National Park covers 195,000 acres of mountains with scenic views, cascading waterfalls, abundant wildlife, virgin stands of forest giants and over 500 miles of hiking trails. On July 3, second and third generation visitors are invited to the anniversary ceremonies to celebrate the special qualities of Shenandoah National Park that President Roosevelt envisioned.
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