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North Carolina Sets Example for Nation in Highway Build
George Hitzl reports on North Carolina’s highway program under Frank Page and Charles Upham. The state expanded miles of pavement beyond 1,300 and pioneered sand asphalt, mosaic veneer, and progressive types, funded by a large bond issue and supported by a state magazine and worker morale efforts.
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Frank Page
England
Walter Hines Page
Highway Department
Charles = ‘Upham
Ware
St Raleich
Tifc
P Capri
Alesse
Nort Carolina
New York City
Mount Mitchell
Rockies
Seaboard
D. D. PD
Charles M. Upham
North Carolina