At just 150 feet, the new trail is quite short, but it connects with the often-overlooked legacy of the Great Smoky Mountains ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is holding three town hall events focusing on African American history within and around the park. The park says that while African Americans have lived in ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park drips with the wonders of ecological mysteries and human history. The nearly 90-year-old park is famous for its research and documentation ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced three town hall events this fall exploring the history of African Americans in and around the park. The 30-minute ...

I never would have imagined that I would be writing this column for Black History Month or that, in June 2021, I would be hiking up a steep, untrailed mountain with tall grass brushing my elbows ...

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is the most visited park in the country. But all those visitors are not seeing its full history according to the park service. Credit LILLY KNOEPP / BPR ...

Native American Heritage Month is in November, and officials with Great Smoky Mountains National Park are honoring all 573 sovereign tribal nations in the U.S. They made a post on Twitter about ...

There are more than 150 historic cemeteries in the Great Smoky Mountains, but it’s the Hidgon Family Cemetery that has become a source of mystery for the National Park Service.. There, on the ...

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.

In 2023, two new interpretive signs were installed to illuminate the site’s history, and their presence highlighted the need for a better way to reach the cemetery, which sits atop a steep hill ...