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| Title | Weems Says Parkway Link Will Be Open Next Spring |
| Title Note | Subtitle above title reads, "Soco Gap-Ravensford." |
| Date | October 25, 1958 |
| Description | Reports on a statement by Sam P. Weems claiming the Blue Ridge Parkway's 13-mile link between Soco Gap and Ravensford, NC will open to the public the following May. Describes the current state of construction for this link and estimates the entire loop will be completed in three year's time. Lists participants and civic bodies participating in current and future construction plans; and details administrative actions. |
| Location |
Location Name: Asheville Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.60095
Longitude: -82.55402 |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Construction Construction delays Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) Ravensford (N.C.) Shenandoah National Park (Va.) Soco Gap (N.C.) Tennessee Virginia Waynesville (N.C.) Weems, Sam P. |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
