Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Extension of Parkway Favored |
Date | June 23, 1961 |
Description | Reports on the proposal of a study to determine whether 150-180 miles of parkway should be constructed to extend the Blue Ridge Parkway into Georgia. Approval for the proposed extension is shared by North Carolina legislators, members of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, and Georgia municipalities. Details estimated costs and geographic points for parkway construction. |
Location |
Location Name: Asheville Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.60095
Longitude: -82.55402 |
Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
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Asheville Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta (Ga.) Beacon Heights (N.C.) Beech Gap (N.C.) Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning Brevard (N.C.) Bridal Veil Falls (N.C.) Charlotte (N.C.) Chattahoochee River Franklin (N.C.) Gainesville (Ga.) Georgia Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) Highlands Chamber of Commerce Lake Sidney Lanier (Ga.) Landrum, Phil M. (Phil Mitchell) Legislators Sanford, Terry Taylor, Roy A. Tennessee Bald (N.C.) United States Department of Agriculture Waynesville (N.C.) Western North Carolina Associated Communities Whiteside Mountain (N.C.) |
Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |