GATLINBURG, Tenn. -- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has grown by 20 acres.
National Park Service spokesman Bob Miller told The Knoxville News Sentinel the opportunity to buy the two 10-acre parcels came about in the last couple of weeks.
The Foothills Land Conservancy and the Friends of the Smokies provided the $775,000 to buy the land at public auction last weekend.
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That is great! We can always use more protected nature. I love the national parks because the tend to try really hard to preserve the natural order of things.
20 more acres added to national park 
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