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Title Slide on Sec 2K
Date August 16, 1940
Description Photograph of a landslide following the flood of 1940, located near station 141+00 and milepost 320.3 in section 2K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Granville B. Liles on August 16, 1940.
Location Location Name: Milepost 320
Parkway Milepost: 320.0
Latitude: 35.936434
Longitude: -81.959134
Creator Individual Granville B. Liles
Tags Avery County (N.C.)
Flood of 1940
Landslides
McDowell County (N.C.)
Photographs
Road blocks
Road damage
Roads
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway