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| Title | Fireworks Boom A Salute To Old, Old, Grandfather |
| Date | August 25, 1963 |
| Description | Reports on the fireworks celebration of the billionth anniversary of Grandfather Mountain. Details specifics of the pyrotechnics salute, the geological history of Grandfather Mountain, and the unveiling of three new exhibits at the Grandfather Mountain Museum. |
| Location |
Location Name: Grandfather Mountain Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.111239
Longitude: -81.8114991 |
| Creator Individual | John Parris |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Anniversaries
Bridges Fireworks Geology Grandfather Mountain Museum (N.C.) Grandfather Mountain (N.C.) Greensboro Daily News Houser, John Linville Improvement Company Lyddan, Robert H. Native American culture North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development North Carolina Press Photographers Association Photography Smithsonian Institution Stucky, Jasper United States Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey Visitors' centers Washington (D.C.) Womack, Jim |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
