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| Title | Shouts Of Opposition Greet Toll Plan For Blue Ridge Parkway: Legislation Introduced To Halt Idea (Page 1 of 2) |
| Date | February 28, 1958 |
| Description | Reports on opposition to the National Park Service's toll plan for the Blue Ridge Parkway voiced through legislation introduced by North Carolina Congressmen. The author details the opinions of various legislative agents and civic leaders in Western North Carolina fighting to halt the charge of tolls beginning 1 June 1958. Reports on statistical data regarding acreage donated by North Carolinians in the creation of the parkway and the cost of administering tolls and possible repercussions to tourism.
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| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Asheville Chamber of Commerce
Automobiles Boone (N.C.) Legislators National Park Service Public opinion Toll roads Tourism |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
