Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Office and Tool Storage Building |
Date | 1941 |
Description | A view of the Bluff Park Office and Storage Building while still under construction, with cars and a worker also visible. Storage building located near milepost 238.6 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by JEV in 1941. Bluff Park is now known as Doughton Park. |
Commentary | Originally known as the Bluffs, Doughton Park was named after Congressman Robert L. Doughton, a long-time advocate and supporter of the parkway. |
Location |
Location Name: Bluff Park Maintenance Area Parkway Milepost: 238.6
Latitude: 36.397556
Longitude: -81.224372 |
Creator Individual | J.E.V. |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Automobiles Bluff Park (N.C.) Doughton Park (N.C.) Maintenance Office buildings Photographs Storage areas Workers |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |