Correspondence between Fred L. Weede and Zebulon Weaver, February, 1935

Correspondence between Fred L. Weede and Zebulon Weaver, February, 1935

Weaver, Zebulon, 1872-1948 -- Correspondence

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Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This correspondence between Fred L. Weede, , Manager at the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, and Zebulon Weaver-a set of two letters-discusses Weede’s concerns about the building of the Parkway in North Carolina. Fred L. Weede to Zebulon Weaver, February 11, 1935 In this letter Fred L. Weede raises concern about a proposed bill introduced by Representative Taylor of Tennessee for appropriation of $100,000 for restoration of the old Eastern National Park-to-Park Highway. According to Weede, this would possibly lead to undermining of the scenic Parkway project that would be disastrous to North Carolina. Zebulon Weaver to Fred L. Weede, February 15, 1935 In this letter Weaver states that he was quite confident that the bill introduced by Taylor was merely to portray that he was interested in the subject but that it would not receive any consideration at the hands of the Committee on Public Roads. He also mentions that he was keeping a very close watch on these events and hoped that work on the scenic Park-to-Park Highway would begin soon.

Weaver, Zebulon, 1872-1948

Weede, Fred L., 1878-

Zebulon Weaver Collection

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Weaver, Zebulon, 1872-1948

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