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Brittle Paths and Roads Across Mountain Counties
A. L. Fletcher reports in Southern Good Roads on Grayson county and nearby North Carolina counties as they face severe road conditions. The piece notes widespread vacant houses, population declines in Ashe and Alleghany, and a shift of mountain residents toward macadam roads as bond issues and reform efforts begin in the region.
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A. L. Fletcher
Good Roads
Lexington
Grayson
Bristol
Virginia
North Carolna
North Carolina
South West Virginia
Beaver Creek
Ashe
Ome
Roaring Gap
Sparta
Alleghany County
Jefferson
Ore
Grant
Ashe County
Alleghancy
Grayson County
Macadam Roads
Stricilly
Wise
Lee
Smyth
Washington
Wythe
Tazewell
Alleghany
Ashe and