Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Access road on left of Parkway |
Date | 1930s |
Description | Men standing on hill looking down at access road at milepost 248, end of section 2C of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
Commentary | Possibly future site of overpass. Construction on the Blue Ridge Parkway began in 1935 as a part of the Civilian Conservation Corp, which was started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Civilian Conservation Corp was part of the New Deal and was implemented to give young men jobs, as well as to conserve and promote nature and land. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 248 Parkway Milepost: 248.0
Latitude: 36.391166
Longitude: -81.244288 |
Creator Individual | Unknown |
Tags |
Ashe County (N.C.)
Photographs Road conditions Road construction |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |