Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Masonry on side of Parkway |
Date | May 1952 |
Description | Photo shows rock masonry next to a guardrail, built by the National Park Service. |
Commentary | This section of the parkway was constructed between 1935 and 1939. Various federal and state agencies including the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Bureau of Public Roads helped with parkway construction. |
Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864 |
Creator Individual | E.G. Middleton |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Guard posts Guard walls Photographs View of road |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |