Blue Ridge Parkway | Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-X

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Title	Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-X
Date	1950
Description	Series of maps and drawings from 1950 shows parcels of land acquired through eminent domain for Section 2X 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 2X Parkway Milepost: None Latitude: 35.460694 Longitude: -83.121806 see items nearby
Creator Individual	Unknown
Tags	Maps North Carolina
Credit	Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives

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