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In 1995, Carol Buckley purchased a 113 acre parcel of land in Lewis County, Tennessee, and built a barn to retire her elephant, Tarra. Shortly after, The Elephant Sanctuary (TES) was established and acquired their non profit status. In 1999, the property was purchased from Buckley by the non profit organization. Buckley was the guarantor for ...
Edgar Evins State Park is a state park in DeKalb County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of 6,300 acres (25 km 2) along the shores of Center Hill Lake, an impoundment of the Caney Fork. The State of Tennessee leases the land from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Facilities at Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park include seven rental cabins, an RV campground, two primitive campgrounds, a 64-person group lodge, and three boat ramps. The park maintains approximately 30 miles (48 km) of hiking trails, most of which consists of a 20-mile (32 km) loop trail with various shortcuts that can shorten the hike to 3 ...
The park is located on 19,200 acres (78 km 2) of wilderness including caves, natural bridges, and other rock formations. [1] About 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) are managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation as a state park, and the remainder of the property is managed by the Tennessee Division of Forestry as a state forest ...
Elephant sanctuary may refer to: A wildlife refuge for elephants; Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary, Kenya; The Elephant Sanctuary (Hohenwald), Tennessee; The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa
In 1925, Chapman hosted a group of legislators at Elkmont to promote the park idea. [25] The following year, Colonel Townsend made the initial 76,000-acre (310 km 2) sale. While Elkmont was the birth of the park movement, it was also home to one of the strongest anti-park movements.
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Big Ridge State Park is a state park in Union County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of 3,687 acres (14.92 km 2 ) on the southern shore of the Norris Reservoir , an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936.