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Title Asks Quick Start on Park Highway
Date July 25, 1934
Description Newspaper article describes one of Congressman Robert L. Doughton's trips to Washington, D.C. to ask for a quick start on construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Doughton also emphasizes his feelings on the planned route for the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Creator Organization Raleigh News and Observer
Tags Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Doughton, Robert Lee
Public Works Administration
Washington (D.C.)
Credit North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill