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Title Stone guard wall
Date May 22, 1952
Description Photo shows a stone guard wall along side of Blue Ridge Parkway in Alleghany County.
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 rails
Guard walls
Photographs
Photography
Stone carving
Stonemasonry
Credit Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives