http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog Enjoy the Smokies Courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:26:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/1940-presidential-motorcade-reenacted/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/1940-presidential-motorcade-reenacted/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:02:08 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=806   In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was met with cheering crowds as he traveled through Gatlinburg on his way to officially dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Click here or on the photo to see how Gatlinburg brought this historic moment to life with the help of actor David Keith on July 4th.

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