US Congressman Patrick McHenry (10th District) contact information: http://mchenry.house.gov/Contact/

US Congressman Charles Taylor (11th District) contact information: http://charlestaylor.house.gov/WriteMe/write.htm

US Senator Richard Burr; Web Form: burr.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home

US Senator Elizabeth Dole; Web Form: dole.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.C...

Here are important points to remind our elected officials:

• Losing Chimney Rock Park would be devastating to the local, state and regional economies. 
• The local, state and regional economies depend on the 250,000+ tourist that come to see Chimney Rock Park.
• Chimney Rock is one of the most identifiable landmarks in North Carolina.
• The flora and fauna of the park are rich, diverse and irreplaceable.  The park contains rare and indigenous plants, unusual geological formations and a variety of native wildlife. Chimney Rock Park already has more than 3.5 miles of well maintained nature trails and many structures the North Carolina Parks will need for the future Hickory Nut Gorge State Park.
• Chimney Rock Park offers the only available property that has US Highway access and land form the Rocky Broad River to the an elevation of over 2200 feet.
• Quote from the Daily Courier (7/19/2006); "It would be a disaster unprecedented in Rutherford County to see all that the Park has become and all that it still might be regulated to our memories."
• Quote from the Asheville Citizen Times (7/21/2006); "Losing Chimney Rock Park to private development would severely harm the economy of the Hickory Nut Gorge and be a sad end to a remarkable legacy of family stewardship."

If you have time, please copy us any emails, letters or notes you send. We would like to archive all the work done in regard to saving Chimney Rock Park.  Thank you for all your help!  savechimneyrock@aol.com

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