Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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About this Item
Title | Post and Timber Rail |
Date | May 1952 |
Description | Photo shows a stone masonry rail on the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway 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 rails Guard walls Hand rails Photographs |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |