Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Oral History Interview with Ted Pease, August 5, 1980 |
| Date | August 5, 1980 |
| Description | Ted K. Pease worked on the Blue Ridge Parkway as a project landscape architect. In this interview, he talks about the history of numerous landmarks along the parkway. Pease, while looking at a map entitled "Moses H. Cone Memorial Parks and Trails," talks about the history of the Cone estate and members of the Cone family. Specifically, he talks about various buildings, their uses and the people that occupied them. He also talks about trails on the estate and how they came into existence. Pease also touches on conscientious objectors and the Civilian Conservation Corps. |
| Creator Individuals |
Ted K. Pease
Robert G. Bruce Harley E. Jolley |
| Tags |
Carriage houses
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Flat Top Manor (Blowing Rock, N.C.) Moses H. Cone Memorial Park (N.C.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
