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Title Changing of Parkway Name Brings Wave of Objections (page 1 of 2)
Date February 23, 1952
Description Newspaper article discusses the outcry of objections against re-naming the Blue Ridge Parkway in honor of Robert L. Doughton. Opposing opinions came from Virginians, North Carolinians, and Robert Doughton himself.

Continued on page 2 of 2
Creator Organization Raleigh News and Observer
Tags Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Doughton, Robert Lee
Legislation
Virginia
Credit North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill