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| Title | Letter from Francis O. Clarkson to R. G. Browning |
| Date | August 18, 1937 |
| Description | Clarkson congratulates Browning on the appropriations decision for the parkway and mentions the Switzerland Company's offer to J. P. Dodge of $300 per acre to avoid litigation even though 19 members of the Little Switzerland Community believed $500 per acre was more fair. There are two pages of this letter. |
| Commentary | Clarkson appears to using a passive aggressive tactic by attaching the names of 19 members of the Little Switzerland Community who believed $500 per acre was more fair (this list was not included in folder). Box 11. |
| Location |
Location Name: Little Switzerland Parkway Milepost: 330.8
Latitude: 35.849672
Longitude: -82.091147 |
| Creator Individual | Francis O. Clarkson |
| Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Right-of-way
Browning, R. Getty Letters Little Switzerland (N.C.) State Highway and Public Works Commission Switzerland Company |
| Credit | Francis O. Clarkson Papers, #3275, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
