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Title Cut flattened for borrow
Date May 24, 1937
Description Image shows a road cut that has been flattened. Two cars appear in the image, and two people stand on the road in the distance. The land around the road appears to have been cut and the road is fully dirt, flat, and wide. Image taken by R.F.E. on May 24, 1937. Image taken at milepost 170 and station 320, in section 1S of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Milepost 170
Parkway Milepost: 170.0
Latitude: 36.804553
Longitude: -80.362041
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway