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43144
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""in the mid-1930s, fueled by America's growing fascination with the automobile, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a massive program to cut a 469-mile road through the North Carolina and Virginia mountains. more than 80 years later, the Blue Ridge Parkway remains the most popular scenic byway in the country.
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In a ceremony held at Waterrock Knob in June of 1970, Representative Roy A. Taylor of the 11th N.C. Congressional District officially dedicated a mountain to the late R. Getty Browning, a location engineer for the N.C. State Highway Department who became known as The Pathfinder for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Browning Knob, as the previously unnamed mountain is now known, is marked by a commemorative plaque mounted on a large native boulder.
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The author presents arguments for why the Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile road between North Carolina and Virginia, provides for a strong community. The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has funded over 3.7 million in programs and projects centered on the Parkway.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 10 Issue 6, June 2013,
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24199
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Amidst skyrocketing land values and a building boom, many fear that the tourism industry in the western highlands could suffer. Places like the Blue Ridge Parkway and Tweetsie Railroad have seen a decline in tourism the past couple of years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 6, June 2007,
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5378
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Ellis describes ten stops along the Blue Ridge Parkway that provide memorable viewing for fall foliage, including Cumberland Knob (Milepost 217), Julian Price Memorial Park (Mileposts 295-298), and Mount Pisgah (Milepost 409).
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In autumn, the Blue Ridge Parkway bustles with people and the leaves explode with color. From the Cumberland Knob near Mount Airy to Cherokee, the parkway passes a number of beautiful overlooks with spectacular views of the landscape.
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The Blue Ridge Parkway is a remarkable engineering feat, and one of the most popular attractions in the Southeast. It's not likely we could build it today.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 52 Issue 9, Sept 1988,
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For the February event spotlighted, it was called a “snow moon,” for the November event highlighted it was called a “supermoon.” Pictures taken of the moon in places like Asheville’s Pack Square and DuPont State Recreational Forest proved that, whether the moon was seen in the city or out in the county, it offered a spectacular view of lunar phenomena.
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Looking Glass Rock, located in the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County, is one of the premier attractions to be found along the Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina mountains. Tourists can view the granite monolith from the Parkway or get a closer look on a Forest Service road that encircles the dome. Trails maintained by the Forest Service also allow visitors the opportunity to hike to the summit of Looking Glass Rock.
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The National Park Service has finalized its plans for the forthcoming extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway into Georgia and will be seeking public comments at a meeting in Canton, GA on November 17, 1970. Maps of the approximate route, including the locations for visitor centers and campgrounds, will be available at the conference and officials will be on hand to answer questions. Progress to date consists of an aerial survey of the route, financed by Georgia and North Carolina in 1969, and the determination of precise right-of-way lines for a portion of the approximately 100 mile route.
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30360
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Travel to the most visited tourist attractions in North Carolina--the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Parkway--have exceeded 6,000,000 persons in 1953. This new record exceeded 1952 by over 700,000 visitors.
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32395
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Author Carl Sink outlines a wide variety of things to do and see in the mountains of North Carolina in the spring and summer of 1948. Dozens of new sites and activities have been added with an increase in motel accommodations, road improvements and increased access to natural areas.
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41261
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Spring comes early in the mountains; along with showers, April brings the first of the wildflowers and new saplings.
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35679
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Walking was recommended as part of backpacking and hiking experiences. For the best experiences, the author suggested considering supplies, rental prices, the pack’s weight, and ways to avoid littering. Sites such as Morrow Mountain State Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Mount Mitchell were recommended. Included were tips for new backpackers and hikers.
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Human designed crafts of wood and glass could be found in the Parkway Crafts Center, which the author notes began as a home for textile tycoon Moses Cone. As for nature’s craftsmanship, Moose suggested that could be found in the Craftsman Trail nature walk and forest containing trees such as shagbark hickory. For visitors interested in camping, boating, fishing, horseback riding, and carriage riding, she included information about the nearby Price Campground.
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