Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Rock Wall, Project 2M2 |
Date | February 27, 1951 |
Description | Rock wall on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the North Carolina State Archives and taken by "EWA" on February 27, 1951. Photograph labeled "Project 2M2. Front of wall from south end." |
Commentary | This section of the parkway was constructed between 1936 and 1940. Various federal and state agencies including the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Bureau of Public Roads helped with parkway construction. |
Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.788139
Longitude: -82.167372 |
Creator Individual | E.W.A. |
Tags |
Photographs
Retaining walls Rock cuts Rocks Walls |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |