Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Mrs. Dwight's camp from air |
Date | June 19, 1935 |
Description | Photograph shows an aerial view of the Gooch Gap area before construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway, located near mile post 336.3 at the junction of sections 2L and 2M. Taken by Edward H. Abbuehl on June 19, 1935. |
Commentary | The overhead view of Gooch Gap prior to construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway gives a layout of the land and those families and farms that would soon be affected by the parkway being built. |
Location |
Location Name: Gooch Gap Parkway Milepost: 336.3
Latitude: 35.8345654
Longitude: -82.113728 |
Creator Individual | Edward H. Abbuehl |
Tags |
Aerial views
Gooch Gap (N.C.) McDowell County (N.C.) Photographs Scenery |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |