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| Title | Switzerland Company Gets $25,000 Damages in Jury Award |
| Title Note | Clipping of Tri-County News article |
| Date | April 13, 1939 |
| Description | Reports that, after only 25 minutes, the jury awarded the Switzerland Company $25,000 in damages for the land taken by the State Highway Commission for the Blue Ridge Parkway. The amount of the award was similar to the recommendation by the appraisal commission. |
| Commentary | Box 10, folder 539. |
| Location |
Location Name: Little Switzerland Parkway Milepost: 330.8
Latitude: 35.849672
Longitude: -82.091147 |
| Creator Organization | Tri-County News |
| Tags |
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Lawsuits 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. |
