Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Flood damage |
Title Note | Section of road is ruined |
Date | August 16, 1940 |
Description | Photo shows severe road damage due to a flood. Taken by EMD on August 16, 1940, at milepost 319 in Section 2K, Station 72. |
Commentary | The flood of August 1940 devastated many areas of western North Carolina. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 319 Parkway Milepost: 319.0
Latitude: 35.94827
Longitude: -81.959794 |
Creator Individual | E.M.D. |
Tags |
Avery County (N.C.)
Chestoa View (N.C.) Flood of 1940 Photographs Road damage |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |