Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Wagon Drill |
| Date | December 15, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows construction equipment, workers, and a wagon drill sitting on a steep slope with a plank-formed runway laid out on trestles in section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Taken in 1936, this picture shows early construction on section 2M construction of which began in the summer of 1936 and ended in 1940. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None Latitude: 35.788139 Longitude: -82.167372 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Construction
Construction equipment Photographs Wagon drills (Pneumatic machinery) Workers |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
