Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Original islands at Tuggle Gap |
Date | September 22, 1937 |
Description | Image shows a large dirt hill sloping down toward a road. Several stakes appear in the ground on the dirt slope. A gravel road runs from the left side of the image toward the center, where it intersects with another road running across the photograph. At this intersection there are several cars parked near each other, and men standing on the roadside near the cars. A wooded area appears in the background of the image, and beyond that there is a mountain. Image taken by R.F.E. on September 22, 1937. Image taken near milepost 165.3 and station 3R in section 1S of the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Tuggle Gap, Va. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 165 Parkway Milepost: 165.0
Latitude: 36.915351
Longitude: -80.208014 |
Creator Individual | R.F.E. |
Tags |
Automobiles
Embankments Floyd County (Va.) Patrick County (Va.) People Photographs Slopes (road cuts) Tuggle Gap (Va.) |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |