| Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rededication Ceremony September 2, 2009 |
Walter Minton -- At the age of 14 this man was a member in the 1930s of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which built hundreds of miles of roads and hiking trails, bridges, administrative buildings and fire towers, campgrounds, and the Rockefeller Monument at Newfound Gap. Mr. Minton and other CCC members who helped to build the National Park attended the rededication ceremony on September 2, 2009.