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Title Cammerer Sees Park Opened in Summer of 1935: Visit Has Nothing To Do With Parkway Route, He Explains (Page 1 of 2)
Date June 16, 1934
Description This article details comments by National Park Service head Arno B. Cammerer, on the occasion of his visit to Asheville with several other prominent guests. He indicates that his visit is to do with the planned opening of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park later that year and that his visit is not directly related to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Cammerer discusses plans for work yet to be completed at the Park.

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Location Location Name: Asheville
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.60095
Longitude: -82.55402
Creator Organization Asheville Citizen Times
Tags Cammerer, Arno B.
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
Credit North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill