Piedmont Environmental Council papers [manuscript], 1972.

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Piedmont Environmental Council papers [manuscript], 1972.

Papers documenting the founding of the Council include notices of the first meetings, a letter summarizing the decisions of the first meeting, a news release, a statement of B. Powell Harrison to the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council committee for the Study of Land Use Policies which includes charts on Loudoun County growth.

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