Interview with Phil Templeton [November 12, 1975]

Phil Templeton, a real estate developer, talks about the development happening in High Country over his lifetime. He attributes the development to the growth of the university, the skiing industry, and tourism in general. He is a proponent of the development, even if it means the loss of traditional mountain culture, because it provides a higher standard of living for people. He says: "Utopia would be that everything would remain in its natural state and everyone could enjoy it, but that's not how it works."

Real estate developers

Rural development--North Carolina--Watauga County

Rural development--North Carolina--Ashe County

Templeton, Phil

Young, Janice

Efird, Jane

Templeton, Phil

English

English

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Templeton, Phil

Young, Janice

Efird, Jane

11/12/1975

Boone, NC

9/17/2014

14.7MB

Epson Expression 10000 XL

Tony Grady

22 pages

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