Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Work Across Intersection from 39-20 |
| Date | October 28, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows a T-style intersection of two unpaved roads in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | View of construction at an intersection from 39-20 taken by W.D. Stanton. Shows the progress made my Civilian Conservation Corp workers. The Civilian Conservation Corp was set up by President Roosevelt as one of his New Deal Programs to combat the effects of the Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corp employed almost 3 million young men between the ages of 18-24 in jobs of conserving and developing natural resources and was one of the most popular work options the New Deal created. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Intersections (roads)
Land construction Landscape Photographs Road construction Roads View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
