Blue Ridge Parkway | Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-W

Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway

Title	Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-W
Date	1957
Description	Series of maps and drawings from 1957 shows parcels of land acquired through eminent domain for Section 2W 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 2W Parkway Milepost: None
Creator Individual	Unknown
Tags	Maps North Carolina Railroads
Credit	Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives

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