Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Road construction |
Title Note | Ahead along grade from 552/50 |
Date | August 24, 1936 |
Description | Photograph shows unpaved part of section 2C of the Blue Ridge Parkway with unspecified body of water to the left and small building in background on right. |
Commentary | Road construction, most likely on section 2C of Blue Ridge Parkway. 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 along grade from 552/50." |
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 Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning Construction Farm buildings and land Photographs Road conditions Road construction Roads View of road |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |