Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Early Construction |
| Date | July 22, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows workers on a road in a state of early construction in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway, taken by W.D.S. on July 22, 1936. |
| Commentary | Based on the date, this picture shows some of the earliest construction completed on the Blue Ridge Parkway. There are several workers shown, most of whom were most likely participants in the Civilian Conservation Corp which was started by President Roosevelt as a part of the New Deal legislation. The CCC employed almost 3 million young men between the ages of 18-24 and put them to work conserving and developing natural resources across the United States. By employing these young men the Roosevelt administration was hoping to reinvigorate the economy by providing tourist destinations as well as paying the workers for the effort they put forth building the destinations. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Construction Photographs Road conditions Road construction Roads View of road Workers |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
