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Title Surveys Will Be Started on Parkway Soon (Page 1 of 2)
Date November 13, 1934
Description Article writes that the work of "staking out" the Parkway route will begin immediately in North Carolina now that the general route has been selected. Indicates that construction will begin within a year. Also reports that while labor needs have not been calculated for the construction, the plan is to give priority to hiring unemployed residents of the mountain regions for parkway construction jobs.

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Creator Organization Asheville Citizen Times
Tags Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Construction
Employment
Credit North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill