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| Title | Engineer Browning Dies At 82 |
| Date | January 31, 1966 |
| Description | Obituary for R. Getty Browning, the former North Carolina Chief Locating Engineer who played a major role in determining the route for the Blue Ridge Parkway. The article credits Browning with convincing Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes to build the Parkway through North Carolina instead of routing it partially through Tennessee. |
| Location |
Location Name: Blowing Rock Parkway Milepost: 290.0
Latitude: 36.135129
Longitude: -81.6776059 |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Browning, R. Getty Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Ickes, Harold L. North Carolina State Highway Commission Obituaries |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
