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Historic Overton Park Case Highlighted in Tennessee Publication
May 30, 2018
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The May 2018 edition of The Tennessee Magazine included a short history lesson on Overton Park and the highway case that still impacts governement planning today.
Overton Park's Citizens and Their Successful Battle Against the Highway by Bill Carey
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