Secrets of the Great Smoky Mountains

4 Things you never knew about the park

It's not surprising that an ancient mountain range is cloaked in secrets  

It would take a lifetime to discover all the hidden tales of the mountains 

But here are our favorite little known facts about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 

On any given day, there are more salamanders than people in the park 

It's full of salamanders

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Rockefeller gave $5 million to the National Park in honor of his wife in 1928

Rockefeller paid for half the park

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Artists helped with public opinion that it was worth saving from logging companies 

Artists helped save the park 

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Including the rusty patched bumblebee and the Carolina northern flying squirrel 

It's home to  several endangered species 

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