ASHEVILLE, N.C. — New numbers from Blue Ridge Parkway officials showed a sharp decline of visitors coming to the mountains after Hurricane Helene, ABC affiliate WLOS reported.
Last September, more than 1.6 million people visited the parkway.
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That number dropped by more than half in October to 739,000.
Those numbers got better for November and December, with over 900,000 visitors.
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