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Title Peaks of Otter terminal, stone curb construction
Date July 23, 1947
Description Image shows a group of men working on the construction of a stone curb. There is a large pile of roughly cut stone near to where they are working, and there is a truck parked to the side of the work area. The image was taken in the Peaks of Otter area, near milepost 86 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken on July 23, 1947.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual W.D.L.
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Construction
Construction equipment
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Stonemasonry
Trucks
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway