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County native recalls park dedication
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Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sept. 2, 1940. Students from Robbinsville High School were in attendance. Photo courtesy of National Park Service -
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for its 1940 dedication, students from Robbinsville High School were on-hand. Only one member of the class is still alive: Doyle Brock (center, standing with hat). Photo courtesy of The Graham Star Archives
Milltown – Not many people living in Graham County can say that they were present at the Sept. 2, 1940 dedication ceremony of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or that they saw President…