William A. Hart Jr. is a George Masa scholar, author, and Western North Carolina native. He wrote the introduction to George Masa: A Life Reimagined and has written five articles for Smokies Life Journal, including two about George Masa.
The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.