Great Smoky Mountains saw more visitors in 2009

USA Today reports that the Great Smoky Mountains had a 5 percent increase in visitors last year; which was also its 75 year anniversary.

[Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson] attributed much of the increase to the anniversary celebration, but said the Smokies also benefited from a massive rock slide on Interstate 40 at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line. Many drivers used U.S. 441 through the park as an alternative route.

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