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Fishermen’s cars at Chickasaw State Park.
Chickasaw has always been a favorite place for a family picnic.

Chickasaw has always been a favorite place for a family picnic.
Group photograph of State Park superintendents at Cedars of Lebanon. L-R: Bill Hay, Coll Tipton, Bob Henson, J. B. Ellis, Walter Johnson, James Summers, Lewis Anderson, and Emmitt Guy.

Group photograph of State Park superintendents at Cedars of Lebanon. L-R: Bill Hay, Coll Tipton, Bob Henson, J. B. Ellis, Walter Johnson, James Summers, Lewis Anderson, and Emmitt Guy..
Congressman Albert Gore arrives at Pickett State Park and meets Superintendent Jim Summers.

Congressman Albert Gore arrives at Pickett State Park and meets Superintendent Jim Summers.
James Bailey, Conservation Department, Director of Education, 1938.

James Bailey, Conservation Department, Director of Education, 1938.
A group having a picnic at Montgomery Bell near Burns, Tennessee.

A group having a picnic at Montgomery Bell near Burns, Tennessee.
This cabin at Montgomery Bell was part of the group camp.

This cabin at Montgomery Bell was part of the group camp.
Girl Scouts enjoying a hike at Montgomery Bell State Park.

Girl Scouts enjoying a hike at Montgomery Bell State Park.
Congressman Joe L. Evins, Commissioner Bill Jenkins and others at the dedication for the Edgar Evins.

Congressman Joe L. Evins, Commissioner Bill Jenkins and others at the dedication for the Edgar Evins.
Mr. James L. Bailey of the Tennessee Department of Conservation leads 4-H Club members on a hike in the Standing Stone State Park.

Mr. James L. Bailey of the Tennessee Department of Conservation leads 4-H Club members on a hike in the Standing Stone State Park.
Commissioner Boyd Garrett, Governor Buford Ellington, and T.O. Fuller State Park Superintendent Albert Harris.

Commissioner Boyd Garrett, Governor Buford Ellington, and T.O. Fuller State Park Superintendent Albert Harris. N -Governor Prentice Cooper
Governor Prentice Cooper and Conservation Commissioner J. Charles Poe at the dedication of the Natchez Trace State Park.

Governor Prentice Cooper and Conservation Commissioner J. Charles Poe at the dedication of the Natchez Trace State Park.
A view of the beach located in the Big Ridge State Park, 1938.

A view of the beach located in the Big Ridge State Park, 1938.
One of the fireplaces in the lodge of the Chickasaw State Park.

One of the fireplaces in the lodge of the Chickasaw State Park.
A picnic at Pickwick Dam State Park.

A picnic at Pickwick Dam State Park.
The first Conservation Commission.

The first Conservation Commission.
Thank you to all the dedicated people, then and now, who have helped create and conserve our Tennessee State Parks. It our people that make it possible to enjoy, understand and appreciate these special places.

Thank you to all the dedicated people, then and now, who have helped create and conserve our Tennessee State Parks. It our people that make it possible to enjoy, understand and appreciate these special places.