Blue Ridge Parkway holds 75th birthday in N.C., Va.
LOW GAP (AP) — The Blue Ridge Parkway is throwing a celebration for its 75th birthday.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue and the principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians were slated to attend a kickoff ceremony this morning for the parkway's anniversary festival. The ceremony takes place at the parkway's Cumberland Knob Recreation Area in North Carolina near the Virginia border.
The weekend festival will feature music, crafts and other activities at Cumberland Knob and the Blue Ridge Music Center in Virginia.
Road construction began Sept. 11, 1935. It now covers 469 miles from the edge of Shenandoah National Park south to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
There also will be a remembrance Saturday for the 2001 terror attacks.
Accompanying Photos
Photo Caption: High school student volunteers rebuild period fences along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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