The Great Smoky Mountains National Park quarter is the first of 2014 and the 21
st overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters
®
Program. This national park features wondrous biodiversity, with ridge
upon ridge of forest straddling the border between Tennessee and North
Carolina. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is world renowned for its
diverse plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and
the quality of its remnants of southern Appalachian mountain culture. It
is America's most-visited national park. It was first established as a
national site on May 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 616).
The reverse design depicts a historic log cabin found within Great
Smoky Mountains National Park. It features a segment of the lush green
forest and hawk circling above. Inscriptions are
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS,
TENNESSEE,
2014 and
E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS QUARTER
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