Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Push Work on 160-Miles Parkway Link |
| Date | December 11, 1938 |
| Description | Reports on the progress of construction on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, which is beginning to take form in several sections between Asheville and the North Carolina/Virginia border. Indicates that several sections near Asheville are expected to be completed within the near future. Also mentions difficulties in acquiring land for the road's right-of-way South of Asheville due to disagreements with the Eastern Band of Cherokees. |
| Location |
Location Name: Asheville Parkway Milepost: None Latitude: 35.60095 Longitude: -82.55402 |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Construction Construction delays Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
