The state purchased a conservation easement from the CSX Corporation which will prevent development and logging, thus protecting nearly five miles of scenic views along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The property extends from mileposts 325 to 329.5 on the parkway and includes some of its best-known overlooks, including the North Cove Valley Overlook and The Loops Overlook.
The property also includes 1.5 miles of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, the route used by mountain militiamen during the American Revolution on the way to the battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina. The agreement allows improvements that will make that section of trail publicly accessible. The trail will connect with another property recently protected by the Conservation Trust for North Carolina, the Rose Creek tract, which means there will be a total of three miles of new public trail access.
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