Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Looking Towards Sparta
20th Century

2. Caudill Cabin
20th Century

3. The Bluff
20th Century

4. Saddle just beyond Deep Gap
20th Century

5. The Rolling Grasslands of Doughton Park
20th Century

6. The Bluff
20th Century

7. Pine Creek
20th Century

8. Parkway in Bluff Park, N.C.
20th Century

9. Fisher's Peak from Cumberland Knob
20th Century

10. Low Gap, NC
20th Century

11. F. Miller Place, Doughton Park
20th Century

12. Comfort Station Upper Picnic Area
20th Century

13. Blue Ridge Parkway Through Rock Cut
20th Century

14. Before bank sloping
1930s

15. Before seeding and planting
1930s

16. George Holly in Timber
1930s

17. Hillside
1930s

18. Layout plan Picnic Shelter
1930s

19. Hare Mill Pond with hillside and buildings
1930s

20. Rocky Ledge
1930s

21. Cliff along roadside
1930s

22. View of road
1930s

23. Hare Mill Pond
1930s

24. Fox Hunter's Paradise
1930s

25. View of road
1930s

26. Farmland and road
1930s

27. View of road
1930s

28. Just West of the Bluff
1930s

29. View of road
1930s

30. View from Station 295
1930s

31. Log Cabin
1930s

32. Station 566
1930s

33. View of road
1930s

34. Special Headwall, 10' x 7' R.C. Box
May 25, 1935

35. Special headwall 10' x 7' R.C. box
May 25, 1935

36. Devils Garden Showing Steep Rocky Slopes
May 31, 1935

37. Bull Head Mountain taken from Rte#26
May 31, 1935

38. Bull Head Mountain and Deep Gap panorama
May 31, 1935

39. Overpass near Mulberry Gap (from NC #18 on west)
June 20, 1935

40. Overpass (NC #18) near Mulberry Gap Back
June 20, 1935

41. First Grading Contract
September 1935

42. Bluff Park Bridle Trail, looking toward Bluff
January 5, 1936

43. Overpass at Meadow Fork
March 4, 1936

44. General ground conditions, showing erosion
April 16, 1936

45. General ground conditions showing stream conditions
April 16, 1936

46. General Ground Conditions Showing Stream Conditions
April 16, 1936

47. General ground conditions, showing cut-over ground and erosion, also pine coming back.
April 16, 1936

48. Picnic area before clearing
April 21, 1936

49. View of Wagon Drill
May 2, 1936

50. Drilling Operations
May 2, 1936

51. Special headwall, Type #1 10' x 7' Box
May 25, 1936

52. Cribbing check dams with brush back-fill
May 25, 1936

53. Log cribbing and check for erosion control
May 26, 1936

54. Open grassy area on Knob, looking west
May 30, 1936

55. Completed Shuttle Trail, Looking Ahead
June 15, 1936

56. Early Construction
June 26, 1936

57. A Step Detail in Indian Grave Trail
July 14, 1936

58. River/Trench
July 22, 1936

59. Path North over Proposed Bridge
July 23, 1936

60. Road Between Hills
July 23, 1936

61. Paths
July 23, 1936

62. Unpaved Road #1
July 23, 1936

63. #9 Bridge
July 23, 1936

64. Under Drain
July 23, 1936

65. Valley
July 23, 1936

66. Bridge 2
July 23, 1936

67. steep side hill
July 28, 1936

68. Doughton Park #1
July 28, 1936

69. Completed Rough Grade
July 28, 1936

70. Clearing operations
July 29, 1936

71. Early Construction
July 29, 1936

72. Meadow Fork - View looking south from edge of parkway
August 1936

73. View from Top Looking Direction of Fishers Peak
August 1936

74. Wright property. View showing small pine trees cut by the owner
August 1936

75. View showing small pine trees cut by the owner, Wright property
August 1936

76. View from Cumberland Knob
August 1936

77. The Bluffs Sec 2C Wildcat Rocks, Inn site (Doughton Park)
August 3, 1936

78. Mountain slope and construction
August 20, 1936

79. Hand-placed rock wall
August 20, 1936

80. Bridge 10, site of construction
August 23, 1936

81. Excavation for tree well
August 23, 1936

82. Bridge 10, site of construction
August 23, 1936

83. Rock slope in woods
August 24, 1936

84. After stream improvement
August 26, 1936

85. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

86. Bluffs Park, view from Wild Cat to Basin Creek
September 1936

87. View from parkway looking east down small revine south of Knob
September 1936

88. View from Highest Point Looking Northeast
September 8, 1936

89. Looking east toward Pilot Mountain which is shown very faintly in middle center of picture
September 8, 1936

90. View of Fishers Peak from Trail
September 8, 1936

91. View looking south along parkway
September 8, 1936

92. Intersection of North Carolina 18 and parkway View of parkway looking north
September 9, 1936

93. View of the Bluffs from Basin Creek Valley near Alligator Back.
September 11, 1936

94. View of wide, open area on top of the Bluffs. Looking north
September 11, 1936

95. The Bluffs from point 200 feet from the parkway south of the Bluffs
September 12, 1936

96. Mountain Valley and Barn
October 4, 1936

97. Proposed Route 18 Crossing
October 4, 1936

98. Road Grade near NC Route 18
October 4, 1936

99. View looking north along parkway
October 12, 1936

100. View looking south on parkway
October 12, 1936

101. View looking north toward Pine Spur
October 13, 1936

102. View of Alligator Back from point down the hill on the east side of the parkway
October 20, 1936

103. Erosion near the Bluffs at the head of Basin Creek
October 20, 1936

104. View of table rock formation in valley to the east of parkway
October 22, 1936

105. Work Across Intersection from 39-20
October 28, 1936

106. Work on Culvert
October 28, 1936

107. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

108. Icy Rock Cut (3)
October 31, 1936

109. Icy Rock Cut (4)
October 31, 1936

110. Rough Grade Work
October 31, 1936

111. Across Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

112. View looking north across Ice Rock area
November 11, 1936

113. View looking south across Ice Rock toward hand-laid rock embankmen
November 11, 1936

114. View on top of the Bluff looking east
November 11, 1936

115. View of wide, open area on top of the Bluffs, looking north from point near Wild Cat Rocks
November 11, 1936

116. Unmaintained county road parallel to parkway
November 11, 1936

117. Station 258, Sec 2B Rock fill adjacent to hand-laid rock embankment
November 19, 1936

118. Roadway
December 1, 1936

119. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

120. Through Hills
December 5, 1936

121. Prepared Road
December 5, 1936

122. Stone Wall
December 5, 1936

123. Rock and Filling
December 7, 1936

124. Route 18 Intersection
February 2, 1937

125. Winding Road
February 2, 1937

126. Finished Slopes
February 2, 1937

127. Route 18 Crossing
February 2, 1937

128. Curved Road
February 2, 1937

129. Intersection Corner
February 2, 1937

130. View near Junction of 2A/2B
April 12, 1937

131. Landscape at Sections 2A and 2B
April 12, 1937

132. View near Junction of 2A/2B
April 12, 1937

133. View of Junction of 2A and 2B
April 12, 1937

134. Road fill along edge of rough road
April 13, 1937

135. Sharp Curve Construction
April 14, 1937

136. Rough Grade Rock Fill
April 14, 1937

137. Bridge #10
May 25, 1937

138. Pine Creek Bridge #6
May 25, 1937

139. Icy Rock Curve
May 26, 1937

140. Mountainside of timber to be cut by A. V. Millsap
June 1, 1937

141. Stone steps joining gutter
July 28, 1937

142. Saddle Mountain Valley. Lake site, looking up at valley, woods opposite
August 20, 1937

143. View of road
September 3, 1937

144. Saddle in campground area looking west before construction
October 8, 1937

145. Takeoff to campground area before construction
October 8, 1937

146. Surfaced Road
October 11, 1937

147. Automobile on road
October 11, 1937

148. View of road
October 11, 1937

149. Dirt Road
October 11, 1937

150. Winding Road
October 11, 1937

151. Man and a Horse Team
October 12, 1937

152. Team of Horses
October 12, 1937

153. Bull Head Mountain and Parkway
October 13, 1937

154. Parkway just north of Air Bellows Gap
October 13, 1937

155. Alligator Back
October 15, 1937

156. Fill
November 20, 1937

157. Road Routes
November 22, 1937

158. Wildcat Rock and Lodge Parking area (proposed)
March 1938

159. Sheep Hill Brand Lodge Site and proposed water storage
March 1938

160. View of road
March 12, 1938

161. Road on Top of Hills
March 12, 1938

162. Return Cabin Loop to Camping Loop
July 11, 1938

163. Before grading. Tape used to show concave slope. Needs transition, overhand and wide rounding
July 25, 1938

164. Before grading
December 1938

165. Before grading. Looking back across Hare Mill Pond
December 15, 1938

166. Wildcat Rocks Overlook
July 20, 1939

167. Wildcat Rocks overlook view on top where flagging is proposed
July 20, 1939

168. View of road
September 6, 1939

169. Landscape
September 6, 1939

170. Cuts before L.D. grading
October 6, 1939

171. Earth and Rock cut before L.D. grading
October 6, 1939

172. Wildcat Overlook from Below
October 26, 1939

173. Parkway through Meadow Fork Valley
October 26, 1939

174. Bluff Park Area looking west
1940

175. Looking south on Parkway
1940

176. Pedestrian Overlook at Fox Hunters Paradise
1940

177. Picnic Area #3 After Ice Storm
1940

178. Grade Separation Structure Over US 21 Looking East
1940

179. Bluff Park looking east
1940

180. Site of comfort station Picnic area #1
1940

181. View looking North on parkway
1940

182. Scene from the Bluff trail looking west
1940

183. Caudill Cabin
1940s

184. Watershed
1940

185. Near Grassy Gap, Doughton Park
1940s

186. Stone Mountain, N.C. from Parkway
1940s

187. Azalea Bloom
1940

188. Fishers Peak from Outer Parking area at Fox Hunters Paradise
1940

189. Scene near Devil's Garden, Blue Ridge Parkway
1940s

190. Walk to Wildcat Rock's
1940s

191. Scenic View of Parkway, Section 2C
1940s

192. The Bluffs & Road Alignment thru the Bluffs
1940s

193. View from Fox Hunters Paradise in Cumberland Knob Area
1940s

194. Overlook in Bluff area looking south
1940

195. Overlook at Wild Cat Rock
1940

196. Flood Damage
August 17, 1940

197. Seeding and staked mulch (in Bluff Park)
1941

198. Completed Comfort Station and Trail Shelter
1941

199. Seeding and staked mulch (in Bluff Park)
1941

200. Alligator Back Sheet erosion control (after)
July 26, 1941

201. Sheet erosion control (after)
July 26, 1941

202. Parkway - Meadowfork Valley
September 22, 1941

203. Parkway - Meadowfork Valley
September 22, 1941

204. Parkway Meadowfork Valley
September 22, 1941

205. Snow, Austin-Weston Grader Used to Clear Road
March 1942

206. Snow WPA Clearing the Road
March 1942

207. Ice Rock
June 11, 1942

208. Ice Rock
June 11, 1942

209. Little Glade Pond
September 11, 1942

210. Rail Fences
September 11, 1942

211. Toward the South Form Near Ice Rock
July 1943

212. From South Toward Ice Rock
July 1943

213. Station 390, Blue Ridge Parkway
July 1943

214. Erosion to be controlled under 1944 S. & M.C.
October 6, 1943

215. View of parkway looking south
May 1944

216. View of Parkway Looking North
May 1944

217. Scenic View of Parkway
1946

218. Trailer camp
1946

219. Fox Hunters Paradise
1946

220. Looking towards Sparta, N.C.
1946

221. Wildcat Rocks Overlook
June 1946

222. Parkway through Doughton Park
June 1946

223. Scenic Views NC
June 1946

224. Scenic View along Parkway
June 1946

225. Parkway thru Bluff Recreational Area
June 1946

226. Parkway through Doughton Park
June 1946

227. Parkway Near Cumberland Knob
June 1946

228. F. Miller Place, Bluffs
October 1946

229. Wildcat Rocks Overlook
October 1946

230. Caudill Cabin Bldg. #100
1947

231. Wildcat Rocks Overlook from stables parking area
April 1947

232. Caudill Cabin
April 1947

233. Caudill Cabin
April 1947

234. Parkway
1950

235. Parkway through Doughton Park
1950

236. Parkway at Alligator Back
1950

237. View of Parkway near Doughton Park
1950

238. Doughton Park, Mile 243.8
1950

239. Parkway near Doughton Park
1950

240. View of Parkway near Doughton Park
1950

241. Blue Ridge Parkway near Doughton Park
June 1950

242. Scene near Doughton Park
June 1950

243. Storm Scene
June 1950

244. Little Glade Mill Pond
1952

245. Mahogany Rock
1954

246. Parkway Countryside near Sparta, N.C.
September 19, 1958

247. Blue Ridge Plateau from Mahogany Rock P.O.
September 19, 1958

248. Parkway Countryside near Sparta, N.C.
September 19, 1958

249. National Park Centennial
1972

250. Brinegar cabin
August 10, 1973

251. Stone Mountain Views
October 30, 1973

252. Stone Mountain Views
October 30, 1973

253. Caudill Cabin from the Bluffs
October 30, 1973

254. Stone Mountain Views
October 30, 1973

255. Stone Mountain Views
October 30, 1973

256. Stone Mountain Views
October 30, 1973

257. Resort Road Construction - Air Bellows Gap
August 1974

258. Resort Road Construction Air Bellows Gap
August 1974

259. Resort Road Construction - Air Bellows Gap
August 1974

260. Resort Road Construction - Air Bellows
August 1974

261. Resort Road Construction - Air Bellows
August 1974

262. Brinegar Cabin & Shed
August 22, 1975

263. Clifford C. Bailey outbuilding rear 3/4 view
August 22, 1975

264. View near Mahogany Rock where homes are to be sold and removed
June 1977

265. View near Mahogany Rock where homes close to Parkway are to be removed
June 1977

266. View near Mahogany Rock where homes are to be removed
June 1977

267. Deep Gap, looking west

268. Brush Creek Bridge

269. View of The Bluffs looking north from point 200 feet off of the parkway near Alligator Back.

270. Saddle just beyond Deep Gap

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