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Title | After 11 Years, Morton Is Still King Of Grandfather Mountain (Page 1 of 2) |
Date | October 27, 1963 |
Description | Reports on the 11 dispute over use of right-of-way for construction of parkway on Grandfather Mountain between Conrad Wirth of the National Park Service and Hugh Morton -- private owner of Grandfather Mountain. Discusses Morton's opinions of how a higher road would destroy wildlife and negatively affect tourism; and details Wirth and the National Park Service's reasons for not proceeding with construction with right-of-way previously purchased.
Continued on page 2 of 2 |
Location |
Location Name: Grandfather Mountain Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.111239
Longitude: -81.8114991 |
Creator Individual | Sam Morton |
Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
Tags |
Benson, Clifton
Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning Blue Ridge Parkway--Right-of-way Bridges Browning, R. Getty Cherokee (N.C.) Construction delays Georgia Graham, A. H. Grandfather Mountain (N.C.) Greensboro Daily News Kelsey, Harland P. Linville Improvement Company Linville (N.C.) National Park Service North Carolina State Highway Commission Sanford, Terry Scenery Soco Gap (N.C.) Tourism Udall, Stewart L. United States Bureau of Public Roads Wilmington (N.C.) Winston-Salem Journal, Inc. Wirth, Conrad L. Yonahlossee Trail (N.C.) |
Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |