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| Title | Cherokees Renew Land Fight |
| Date | January 1, 1939 |
| Description | Article reporting on the renewed efforts of Eastern Band of Cherokees vice-chief Fred Bauer to fight the proposal to construct the Blue Ridge Parkway on reservation lands used by the Cherokees for agricultural purposes. Bauer is reported to have sent letters to all members of Congress protesting the plan to appropriate Cherokee land for the Parkway. |
| Location |
Location Name: Cherokee Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.4742656
Longitude: -83.3148742 |
| Creator Organization | Charlotte Observer |
| Tags |
Bauer, Fred
Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning Blythe, Jarrett Cherokee (N.C.) Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
