▁Center ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁Job ▁Corps ▁center ▁in ▁Walker ▁Valley . ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁first - hand ▁approach ▁to ▁understanding ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁of ▁the ▁mountains . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁center ▁hosted ▁the ▁Youth ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁Natural ▁History ▁Association ▁assumed ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁education ▁center , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁Institute ▁at ▁T rem ont ▁to ▁further ▁acknow ledge ▁its ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁park . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁Institute ▁at ▁T rem ont ▁renew ed ▁its ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Mary ville ▁College . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Town send , ▁Tennessee ▁El km ont , ▁Tennessee ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁National ▁Park ▁— ▁official ▁site ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁Institute ▁at ▁T rem ont ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Comm un ities ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Bl ount ▁County , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : App al ach ian ▁culture ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁Category : T own send , ▁Tennessee <0x0A> </s> ▁Arnold ▁William ▁Lo e hr ▁( M arch ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁was