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| Title | Letter from Heriot Clarkson to Francis O. Clarkson |
| Date | May 3, 1938 |
| Description | Pushes Francis to begin preparations for lawsuit and references advice given by Gov. Ehringhaus. Compares State Highway Commission's seizing of Switzerland Company land as equivalent to invasions by Japan and Mussolini. Charles Ross and Frank L. Dunlap are referenced specifically. Restricted access to Bland's Knob and Kilmichael Tower are cited as particularly unfair. |
| Commentary | The comparison of the State Highway Commission to Hitler, Mussolini and Imperial Japan was often cited by Judge Clarkson and the restricted access to Little Switzerland landmarks were considered egregious by the Mass Meeting committee. Box 11. |
| Location |
Location Name: Little Switzerland Parkway Milepost: 330.8
Latitude: 35.849672
Longitude: -82.091147 |
| Creator Individual | Heriot Clarkson |
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Blands' Knob (N.C.) Blue Ridge Parkway--Right-of-way Clarkson, Francis O. Dunlap, Frank L. Ehringhaus, J.C.B. (John Christoph Blucher) Kilmichael Tower (N.C.) Letters Little Switzerland (N.C.) Ross, Charles State Highway and Public Works Commission |
| Credit | Francis O. Clarkson Papers, #3275, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
