Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Excavation Cut |
| Date | December 15, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows excavation trucks, workers, and construction equipment on a dirt road cut into a hillside in section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Taken in 1936, this picture shows the early construction of section 2M which spanned from 1936 to 1940. The crane in this picture may have been of Marion Shovel. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Construction
Construction equipment Excavation Landscape Photographs Road construction Slope clearing Vehicles Wood Workers |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
