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Title | Letter from Heriot Clarkson to J. P. Dodge |
Date | June 4, 1937 |
Description | Clarkson says that if they go to court the Switzerland Company will ask for $500 an acre. If the matter would be settled without litigation the Switzerland Company would ask for $300 an acre. The letter mentions the interests of Mrs. Jones, Miss Mary Johnson, Warner McKinney and Weldon Willis. Kilmichael Tower and Bear Wallow Gap are also mentioned. |
Commentary | Beginning stages of the Switzerland Company's negotiations with the State Highway Commission. Box 11. |
Location |
Location Name: Little Switzerland Parkway Milepost: 330.8
Latitude: 35.849672
Longitude: -82.091147 |
Creator Individual | Heriot Clarkson |
Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Right-of-way
Dodge, James P. Letters Little Switzerland (N.C.) State Highway and Public Works Commission Switzerland Company |
Credit | Francis O. Clarkson Papers, #3275, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |