<P> Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains , part of the Blue Ridge Mountains , which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain . The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park . It is the most visited national park in the United States with over 11.3 million recreational visitors in 2016 . On its route from Maine to Georgia , the Appalachian Trail also passes through the center of the park . The park was chartered by the United States Congress in 1934 and officially dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940 . </P>
<P> Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains , part of the Blue Ridge Mountains , which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain . The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park . It is the most visited national park in the United States with over 11.3 million recreational visitors in 2016 . On its route from Maine to Georgia , the Appalachian Trail also passes through the center of the park . The park was chartered by the United States Congress in 1934 and officially dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940 . </P>
when did the smoky mountains become a national park
when did the smoky mountains become a national park
1940
1940