Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-12
SHENANDOAH PARK
BOUNDARY FIXED
Early Completion of Great
Playground Expected-WiII
Cover $4,000 Acres.

| One of the first concrete steps to-
ward securing the Shenandoah National
Park in Virginia. which will be the
nearest great public playground TO
Washington. was completed yesterday
, with the establishment OF the final
boundary line Of the park. In max
ing this announcement today, Arno B.
Cammerer, acting director Of the Ma
tional Park Service, pointed out that
the land which will be acceptable to
the Federal Government now has been
definitely determined. Mr.. Cammerer
has Just returned from survey Of che
proposed park
National Park Service officials ex-
planned that as result OF the fixing
Of the final boundary line, about 800
600 acres will be included in the park,
some Of which can be purchased at a
comparatively low figure. The Nation
al Park Service has been advised that
il is the hope of those boosting the
new park that the money for the pur-
chase of the necessary land will be all
in by the end of this year, so the steps
can be taken at once to acquire the
land. 1t was explained that it will
probably take S5oo0ooo to purchase
the entire park and that about more
than half Of this has now been sub
ScYibed.
Virginia Has S2.e00, 600.
The State Of Virginia has about
81 100000 in private pledges and has
appropriated 100000 to insure COM
pletion of the project
The geological survey of the Interior
Department recently sent party to the
proposed park area to complete fiXa-
ton Of the boundary. under the leader
ship Of Hershey Munroe. Typographical
surveys have been going forward re-
Gently under the direction Of the
geological survey.
When purchased for the Shenandoah
National Park, the land will be turned
over 10 the Federal Government in
fee simple. except where there are
churches. schools and cemeteries in the
proposed park area. The National Park
Service has been authorized TO grant
leases.
In addition to the money which the
State of Virginia has obtained for the
project III appropriations and private
purchase, there ere S550,000 in addi-
tional pledges in sight and other
pledges. it is anticipated. will be re-
ceived in the immediate future
Rapid Action Expected.
Now that the Federal Government
has designated the final boundary line,
the area acceptable for the Shenandoah
National Park. 1t is expected that
numerous pledges will be forthcoming
and the project will move forward rap
idly A committee to handle private
pledges is yet to be organized. but it
is expected that this body will be
named at An early date.
When the Government was first con-
sidering available land for the park an
area Of $1,000 acres was considered.
out of which a minimum of $4,000
acres Of park land we're to be found
BY completing the boundary line yes
terday it has been definitely deter
mined just what area viii be accept
able to the Federal Government when
the Shenandoah National Park officially
comes into being
The companion park to the Shenan-
doah. the Great Smoky Mountain Ma
tional Park in North Carolina and
Tennessee. the National Park Service
has been advised, Is well on the way
to realization, for $i0.000,000 is nov
on hand. 100000 being available I'm
mediately for purchasing land that will
become part Of the park.