Knoxville airport display recognizes National Park Service
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport has been turned into a visit to nine National Park Service locations through artwork honoring the National Park Service Centennial.
The space was unveiled Thursday. Great Smoky Mountains National park Superintendent Cassius Cash was on hand along with National Park Service Deputy Regional Director Barclay Trimble and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero.
The displays portray National Park Service sites within a few hours’ drive of the airport. The sites featured include Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Obed Wild and Scenic River, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Stones River National Battlefield, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
