Duke deal leads to public lands windfall
News posting on May 18, 2008 | Related to Eons
Nearly two years of wrangling over hiking trails in the upper Catawba basin has led to an unexpected windfall: a chance for the public to own nearly 2,600 acres on one of the prettiest rivers in the foothills. The land surrounds the serene Johns River, north of Morganton, where the state recently acquired 3,800 acres. Together the plots cover 10 square miles of rugged hills, forests and broad …
Source: The Charlotte Observer
