National park sign vandalized with racist message, bearskin
Published 10:41 am Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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WALLAND (AP) — The National Park Service is trying to identify who mounted a cardboard sign with a racist message and hung a black bearskin over an entrance sign at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Visitors reported seeing the bearskin and sign on Saturday morning on a welcome sign near a highway intersection in Walland, Tenn., a Park Service statement said.
Investigators offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to those responsible.
“We encourage anyone with information to reach out to us as we continue to investigate possible motives,” Chief Ranger Lisa Hendy said. “We take vandalism incidents seriously in the park, and this particular incident is particularly egregious.”
