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| Title | Stone masonry wall |
| Date | August 23, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows stone masonry wall made with cement, with spring piped through the wall in the bottom right, in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Stone masonry wall made with cement, with spring piped through the wall, most likely at section 2A. Picture taken August 23, 1936 by W.D. Stanton. Picture from the North Carolina Archives. Stone walls and bridges are common on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Planners preferred to use stone along the Parkway 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. Picture labeled "Cement masonry wall looking ahead. Spring piped thru wall at 611. left." |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Photographs Retaining walls Stone carving Stonemasonry Structures Underground pipelines Walls |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
