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Title | Parkway Proposal To Curb Tourism? |
Date | March 29, 1962 |
Description | Brief editorial claiming tourism will be harmed if the National Park Service acquires right-of way land on Grandfather Mountain. The author claims Hugh Morton's efforts to promote tourism on Grandfather Mountain have yielded great financial gains for the state of North Carolina. The author urges previously obtained right-of-way land around the mountain be used by the National Park Service to preserve the tourism industry of Grandfather Mountain. |
Location |
Location Name: Grandfather Mountain Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.111239
Longitude: -81.8114991 |
Creator Individual | Mrs. E.S. Collins |
Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
Tags |
Grandfather Mountain (N.C.)
Morton, Hugh National Park Service Tourism |
Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |