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May 2025
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190.2 - The Great Smoky Mountains and Ap...

Shana Thompson
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most popular national park in the entire United States. Every year close to 14 million people go to check out the nature, the wildlife, and to see what life was like back in the 1800s (90 structures have been preserved!). What's really exciting about the Smokies, at least to me, is that they're the birthplace ... Show More
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