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Title Letter from Francis O. Clarkson to the Editor of the News & Observer (Page 1 of 3)
Date November 1939
Description This is a copy of a letter that was sent to Jonathan Daniels at the News and Observer in response to a Nov. 15, 1939 article titled "State Parkway Spending." Clarkson reviews the entire case, including how it was tried by a jury and tried in the newspapers. Continued on page 2 of 3
Commentary This particular copy is heavily edited in what is likely Heriot Clarkson's handwriting. Box 10, folder 539.
Location Location Name: Little Switzerland
Parkway Milepost: 330.8
Latitude: 35.849672
Longitude: -82.091147
Creator Individual Francis O. Clarkson
Tags Clarkson, Heriot
Daniels, Jonathan
Lawsuits
Letters
Little Switzerland (N.C.)
Public opinion
Switzerland Company
Credit Francis O. Clarkson Papers, #3275, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.