More than 15 million people visited the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2022 and spent nearly $1.3 billion in nearby communities near the park, according to the National Park Service.
One part of Jim Bailey s new job tells the story of the defeat of the Confederacy. The other speaks to Black Americans emancipation from slavery and striving toward education and achievement in the decades after the Civil War.
One part of Jim Bailey s new job tells the story of the defeat of the Confederacy. The other speaks to Black Americans emancipation from slavery and striving toward education and achievement in the decades after the Civil War.
People from our area have headed out West to help fight the fires. That includes a park ranger from the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Franklin County.