Map of Shenandoah National Park Segregated Areas
Description:
1938 Map shows segregated areas of Shenandoah National Park. The map was distributed to park visitors. When the park first opened there were no facilities for African Americans. Facilities for African Americans at Lewis Mountain finally opened in 1939.
Date:
1938
Creator:
Melanie Tenorio
Subject
Segregation in Shenandoah National ParkContributor
Map by H.S. Teller, U.S. Dept of the Interior, National Park ServiceFormat
None recorded.Source:
Shenandoah National Park “Lewis Mountain and Other Segregated Facilities 1939-1950” Photo Gallery. https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=20B61590-155D-451F-6786CFBCF8DF232B
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None recorded.Citation
Melanie Tenorio, “Map of Shenandoah National Park Segregated Areas,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed December 19, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/98.
