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Title	Indians to Vote on Park Route
Date	August 25, 1937
Description	Newspaper article discusses the proposed exchange of lands between the National Park Service and the Cherokee Indians that would allow the Blue Ridge Parkway to pass through Indian territory and terminate near Cherokee, North Carolina. The article also provides a general update on the Blue Ridge Parkway and explains potential routes if the Cherokee voted against the exchange.
Location	Location Name: Cherokee Parkway Milepost: None Latitude: 35.4742656 Longitude: -83.3148742 see items nearby
Creator Organization	Raleigh News and Observer
Tags	Blue Ridge Parkway--Finance and funding Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning Cherokee (N.C.) Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina Ickes, Harold L.
Credit	North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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