Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Road construction |
Title Note | Ahead at partial cut and fill from 563/87 |
Date | August 24, 1936 |
Description | Photograph shows automobile on unpaved part of road in section 2C of the Blue Ridge Parkway |
Commentary | Road construction, most likely on section 2C of Blue Ridge Parkway; automobile can be seen driving. Picture taken on August 24, 1936. Picture taken by W.D. Stanton. Picture taken from the North Carolina State Archives. Based on date, this road construction is part of the initial construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Picture labeled "Ahead at partial cut and fill from 563/87." |
Location |
Location Name: Section 2C Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.416769
Longitude: -81.193564 |
Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Automobiles Construction Photographs Road conditions Road construction Roads |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |