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| Title | Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-D |
| Date | 1940 |
| Description | Series of maps and drawings from 1940 shows parcels of land acquired through eminent domain for Section 2D of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. These acquisition maps, carefully drawn to scale (1” to 100’), contain detailed information about land ownership along the Blue Ridge Parkway corridor and depict some landscape features such as roads and streams. This series also contains a valuable “summary land schedule” indicating names of all landowners from whom land was taken, along with acreages, assessed values, and prices paid. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2D Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.373472
Longitude: -81.3275 |
| Creator Individual | Unknown |
| Tags | Maps |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
