Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Early Construction |
Date | February 5, 1937 |
Description | Photograph shows a flattened dirt road along a ridge in section 2D of the Blue Ridge Parkway, with an automobile just visible at the bottom of the image. Taken by W. D. Stanton on February 5, 1937. |
Commentary | Construction along section 2D of the Parkway began on 3/05/36 and then opened to the public on 5/14/38. |
Location |
Location Name: Section 2D Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.373472
Longitude: -81.3275 |
Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
Tags |
Automobiles
Landscape Photographs Road construction Roads Scenery View of road |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |