Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Parkway |
| Date | August 1958 |
| Description | Photo shows a figure standing near the completed Blue Ridge Parkway at Bamboo Gap. Taken by Donald H. Robinson in August 1958 at Milepost 285.5 in Section 2F. |
| Commentary | The Blue Ridge Parkway ran through Bamboo. This picture shows how wide the Parkway's right-of-way was. In North Carolina the Parkway averaged a 800 foot right of way. The right-of-way requirement was by far the largest of any road in the nation to that point. Bamboo Gap is a significant place in Watauga County. In the early 1900s there was a general store here which symbolized the overall economic prosperity of the the era for Watauga County. Also, there was a baseball team in Bamboo in the late 1920s and 1930s, symbolizing the area's infatuation with baseball. The team was called First-Nine Bamboo. |
| Location |
Location Name: Bamboo Gap Parkway Milepost: 285.1
Latitude: 36.197906
Longitude: -81.604607 |
| Creator Individual | Donald H. Robinson |
| Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
| Tags |
Bamboo Gap (N.C.)
Blue Ridge Mountains Photographs Scenery Watauga County (N.C.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
