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North Carolina buys Chimney Rock Park for 24 million
The state announces a 24 million dollar purchase to add Chimney Rock Park to Hickory Nut Gorge State Park ahead of a 2008 opening. The Morse family will operate the park through November with a May 2007 closing for transition. The acquisition, supported by multiple trust funds and a private donation, boosts protected acreage to 2,264 acres, preserving a biodiversity hotspot with 36 rare plant species and 14 rare animal species.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Chimney Rock Park
Hickory Nut Gorge
Mike Easley
Lake Lure
Rutherford County
Chimney Rock
Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage and Clean Water
Caro
Indiana
Sadowski