Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Parkway Route Left To SHC |
Date | June 29, 1962 |
Description | Reports that the decision regarding right-of-way across Grandfather Mountain will be determined by the State Highway Commission. Details decisions leading to this ruling and activities leading to the formation of a commission to recommend a higher route for right-of-way. Discusses opinions regarding benefits of building a highly elevated road and opposition from Hugh Morton and others concerning potential repercussions on wilderness and tourism to Grandfather Mountain. |
Location |
Location Name: Grandfather Mountain Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.111239
Longitude: -81.8114991 |
Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Right-of-way
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Construction delays Evans, Merrill Grandfather Mountain (N.C.) Lewis, Harrison Morton, Hugh National Park Service Sanford, Terry State Highway and Public Works Commission Tourism Wirth, Conrad L. |
Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |