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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 Park

Contributor

Map by H.S. Teller, U.S. Dept of the Interior, National Park Service

Format

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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Citation

Melanie Tenorio, “Map of Shenandoah National Park Segregated Areas,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 24, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/98.
Guide Map of Shenandoah NP, VA 1938.jpg