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Title | Dry Masonry Stone Foundation, slaty schist. |
Date | February 19, 1936 |
Description | Photograph shows a close-up view of a dry stone masonry foundation for a building along North Carolina Route 18 near Laurel Springs, opposite Milepost 248 in Section 2C of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by L. M. H. on February 19, 1936. |
Commentary | Noted in subject: Additional photographs of stone work local to Sec 2B, 2C, and 2D. Attention is called to irregular and triangular shaped stones in neg# 5965 and neg# 5966. The thin, flat-like schist shown in 55g is not as common as the other types shown. |
Location |
Location Name: Intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway and North Carolina State Route 18 (near Laurel Springs, N.C.) Parkway Milepost: 248.1
Latitude: 36.391166
Longitude: -81.244288 |
Creator Individual | L.M.H. |
Tags |
Ashe County (N.C.)
Building Construction Laurel Springs (N.C.) Masonry detail North Carolina State Route 18 Photographs Rocks Stone carving Stonemasonry |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |