Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Wall detail |
| Date | July 27, 1940 |
| Description | Photograph shows a stone retaining wall between a creek and the roadway near station 545 and mile post 286.8 in section 2F of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by A. S. Burns on July 27, 1940. |
| Commentary | Stone walls and bridges are common on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Planners preferred to use stone because they believed that the stone was synonymous with the rustic style used by the National Park Service as a way to blend these man-made structures with their natural environments. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 286 Parkway Milepost: 286.0 |
| Creator Individual | A.S. Burns |
| Tags |
Bodies of water
Machinery Photographs Retaining walls Stone carving Walls Watauga County (N.C.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
