Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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About this Item
Title | Rock Slide |
Date | May 19, 1952 |
Description | Photo shows a rock fall on the Blue Ridge Parkway, with an automobile parked on the shoulder of the road. |
Commentary | This section of the parkway was constructed between 1939 and 1955. Various federal and state agencies including the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Bureau of Public Roads helped with parkway construction. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 408 Parkway Milepost: 408.0
Latitude: 35.409432
Longitude: -82.750323 |
Creator Individual | E.G. Middleton |
Tags |
Automobiles
Photographs Road damage Rocks Rock slides |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |