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Historic Route 15 Endangered by Development

The National Trust for Historic Preservation calls Route 15 the nation's most historic corridor. It stretches from north of the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania to Monticello in Virginia. But on a trip along the Virginia end of the road, Lisa Nurnberger of member station WAMU details how development is threatens the highway.

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