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Title Roosevelt Says Work On Parkway Is To Be Finished
Date April 9, 1937
Description Article reports on President Roosevelt's pledge that work on the Blue Ridge Parkway would be finished. The president says that the Parkway fits into his vision for a continuous road that will reach the Gulf Coast.
Creator Organization The Alleghany Times
Tags Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
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Doughton, Robert Lee
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano)
Weaver, Zebulon
Credit North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill