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| Title | Letter from Francis O. Clarkson to F. B. Bauer |
| Date | June 16, 1939 |
| Description | Responds to Bauer's letter of June 14, 1939. Clarkson expresses sympathy in light of the Switzerland Company's own battle against the State Highway Commission, but cannot offer legal advice. |
| Commentary | This letter connects the struggle of the Eastern Band of Cherokee to determine where the parkway would run and how much they would be compensated with the issue of just compensation in Little Switzerland. Box 11. |
| Location |
Location Name: Cherokee Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.4742656
Longitude: -83.3148742 |
| Creator Individual | Francis O. Clarkson |
| Tags |
Bauer, Fred
Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning Blue Ridge Parkway--Right-of-way Lawsuits Letters Little Switzerland (N.C.) Switzerland Company |
| Credit | Francis O. Clarkson Papers, #3275, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
