Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Parkway Extension Plans Unveiled (Page 2 of 2) |
| Date | November 18, 1970 |
| Description | Continued from page 1 of 2
Details plans for several major recreation developments along the 180-mile parkway extension from Western North Carolina into Georgia. Sites discussed include Panthertown, NC; Rattlesnake Knob, NC; Toxaway Mountain, NC; Plum Orchard Valley, GA; Brasstown Blald, GA; Winding Stair Gap, GA; and Mount Oglethorpe, GA. Concerns about the extension's land usage and environmental impact raised at a public session are also discussed. |
| Creator Individual | John Parris |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Right-of-way
Campgrounds Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Conservation of natural resources DeLay, John F. Extension of Blue Ridge Parkway (Georgia) Interpretive development Land use National park concessions Panthertown (N.C.) Picnic grounds Rattlesnake Knob (N.C.) Recreational areas Toxaway Mountain (N.C.) Trails United States Forest Service |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
