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Title Scenic Road Party Visits Lofty Mount (Page 1 of 2)
Date May 23, 1934
Description This article reports on the progress of the federal parkway inspection party, namely their visit to the peak of Mount Mitchell. Recounts a rain delay and the mountain trout lunch enjoyed by the party.

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Location Location Name: Mount Mitchell
Parkway Milepost: 350.0
Latitude: 35.764839
Longitude: -82.2651221
Creator Organization Asheville Citizen Times
Tags Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Gilkey, J.Q.
Mount Mitchell (N.C.)
Ratcliffe, George L.
Straus, Theodore E.
Credit North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill