Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Blowing Rock Town power dam broken by rains of Aug 13, 1940 |
| Title Note | Town left without power |
| Date | August 17, 1940 |
| Description | Photo shows a flooded stream caused by a dam break after the storm of August 13, 1940. Taken at Blowing Rock, NC, by A. S. Burns on August 17, 1940. |
| Commentary | The flood of 1940 suspended construction on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The storm had left conditions treacherous for workers, and the town of Blowing Rock lost electric power. |
| Location |
Location Name: Blowing Rock Parkway Milepost: 290.0 |
| Creator Individual | A.S. Burns |
| Tags |
Blowing Rock (N.C.)
Bodies of water Dams Flood of 1940 National Park Service Photographs Storm damage Watauga County (N.C.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
