Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Planning Body To Assist Growing Towns |
| Title Note | Page 3D |
| Date | March 2, 1958 |
| Description | Western North Carolina wants more labor, more industry, and more growth. Western North Carolina Regional Planning Commission established through an act of the North Carolina General Assembly set to deal with issue. Plans for road building and community development. |
| Commentary | Western North Carolina wants more roads built and more industry and tourism to boost their economies. Similar desires led to the building of the Parkway, some years earlier. |
| Location |
Location Name: Asheville Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.60095
Longitude: -82.55402 |
| Creator Individual | Karl Fleming |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Industries Tourism |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
