Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Gully and sheet erosion (mulching with pine) |
Date | November 1941 |
Description | Additional card text: "Shows same area in process of being mulched with pine brush. See neg# 5433 and 5434" Photo shows an area along the Blue Ridge Parkway suffering from soil erosion. Taken by "DWL" in November 1941, Station 357-361, Section 2E, Milepost 268. |
Commentary | Though one of the Blue Ridge Parkway planners' ultimate goals was conservation, sometimes construction of the Parkway caused habitat destruction and erosion. This section of the parkway was constructed from 1936 to 1937. Various federal and state agencies, like the Bureau of Public Roads and Civilian Conservation Corps helped with construction. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 268 Parkway Milepost: 268.0
Latitude: 36.279869
Longitude: -81.41477 |
Creator Individual | Daniel W. Levandowsky |
Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
Tags |
Ashe County (N.C.)
E.B. Jeffress Park (N.C.) Erosion Forest conservation Gullies Photographs Road damage Sheet erosion Storm damage Wilkes County (N.C.) |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |