Rockefeller fund matched $5M to help establish Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Significant financial challenges almost derailed the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to rising land costs. Initial fundraising raised $5 million, but this sum soon became insufficient. The Rockefeller family intervened with a critical $5 million matching contribution. This funding enabled the key land acquisitions necessary to complete the park.

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