State of NC Completes Land Acquisition for Future Pisgah View State Park
On Friday, Nov. 17 the state of NC completed the last stage in the planned purchase of over 1,500 acres for Pisgah View State Park, the first state park to be designated in Buncombe County!
“Five years ago three members of the Cogburn family sat down in SAHC’s office on Merrimon Avenue,” recalls Jay Leutze, SAHC’s Senior Advisor to the Board. “We walked out of that room with the bones of a deal. SAHC would work with the state of North Carolina to raise the funds to purchase Pisgah View Ranch from the Cogburns. The state of NC bought the last few acres specified in the contract on Friday — a year earlier than our rosiest projections. There are too many heroes on a big project like this to name them all here, but stay tuned. Step one was to buy the land, and this was a monumental task. Now we can look forward to the creation of this breathtaking park and its facilities. See you in a couple of years at the grand opening!”
Projects like this are made possible because of supporters like YOU.
We are very grateful for all the ways you help to preserve special places across the mountains of NC and TN. Thank you!
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