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Title SHERANDO Dam site proposed lake at National Forest Recreation Area
Date June 1934
Description This photograph shows a dam being constructed at the proposed site of Sherando lake in a National Forest Recreation Area, located near section 1C. Visible in the image are three workers and construction materials including rocks, lumber, machinery, and a pickup trucks. A building and a second pickup truck next to an unpaved road are visible in the background with the Blue Ridge Mountains behind them. This photograph was taken in June 1934.
Location Location Name: Sherando Lake Recreation Area
Parkway Milepost: 16.0
Latitude: 37.919167
Longitude: -79.013056
Creator Individual Edward H. Abbuehl
Tags Augusta County (Va.)
Blue Ridge Mountains
Bodies of water
Construction
Dams
Machinery
Office buildings
Photographs
Trucks
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway