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| Title | State Backs Morton In Parkway Row |
| Date | April 18, 1962 |
| Description | Reports on Governor Sanford's statement that the state of North Carolina will not acquire right-of-way for a higher level route of the Blue Ridge Parkway across Hugh Morton's Grandfather Mountain; and declares the state not to possess legal authority to claim it. Discusses the three choices the park service is left with in terms of a right-of-way and construction. |
| Location |
Location Name: Grandfather Mountain Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.111239
Longitude: -81.8114991 |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Blue Ridge Parkway--Right-of-way Grandfather Mountain (N.C.) Landowners Morton, Hugh National Park Service Raleigh (N.C.) Sanford, Terry Tourism Wirth, Conrad L. |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
