Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Shows road alignment, looking back in direction from which car approached. Figure at point of departure |
Date | February 22, 1941 |
Description | Photograph of a road where there was a car accident. A person stands at the point where the car left the road and crashed below. Taken by Dale on February 22, 1941, Station 204, Section 2D (incorrectly stated as 2-N-1), Milepost 251.3. |
Commentary | A car accident occurred at this milepost and several photos were taken of the accident. The accident occurred several years after this section of the Blue Ridge Parkway was completed in 1938. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 251 Parkway Milepost: 251.0
Latitude: 36.37407
Longitude: -81.286452 |
Creator Individual | Dale |
Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
Tags |
Ashe County (N.C.)
Photographs Traffic accidents |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |