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Title Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-S
Date 1958
Description Series of maps and drawings from 1958 shows parcels of land acquired through eminent domain for Section 2S of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. These acquisition maps, carefully drawn to scale (1” to 100’), contain detailed information about land ownership along the Blue Ridge Parkway corridor and depict some landscape features such as roads and streams. This series also contains a valuable “summary land schedule” indicating names of all landowners from whom land was taken, along with acreages, assessed values, and prices paid.
Location Location Name: Section 2S
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.466683
Longitude: -82.627003
Creator Individual Unknown
Tags Maps
Credit Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives