Hagan, Burr, Webb, Warner To Introduce Lsgislation To Preserve Land Along The Blue Ridge Parkway

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway, U.S. Senators Kay R. Hagan (D-NC), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jim Webb (D-VA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) are today introducing legislation authorizing the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire up to 50,000 acres of land surrounding the historic [...]

For 75th Anniversary, Explore Spectacular Stretch of Blue Ridge Parkway

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (JUNE 26, 2009)—There are plenty of good reasons why the Blue Ridge Parkway has been dubbed “America’s Favorite Drive,” and all the evidence needed to understand the lure of this national landmark for more than seven decades is revealed with a cruise on any portion of its 46-mile stretch through Haywood [...]