Haywood County Land Going To Parkway

Another tract of off Parkway land is being protected through the efforts of the Conservation Trust of North Carolina and a local family…

WAYNESVILLE — by Nanci Bompey • June 30, 2010

The Blue Ridge Parkway figures heavily into Joe Arrington’s 69 years.

“We lived on the property (bordering the parkway) until I was about 12 years old, and I remember very early on in my life my mother and father telling me that they were going to build a highway on the mountain behind us,” the Haywood County native said. “It seemed impossible, but they did it.”

For someone who spent their entire life enjoying the mountains along the Parkway to decide to protect and share their beloved home lands with the rest of us speaks of the hospitality inherent in these folks.

Read more at: Haywood County family protects Blue Ridge Parkway views | citizen-times.com | Asheville Citizen-Times.

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