Blue Ridge Parkway

1. View of road
1930s

2. View of road
1930s

3. Guard wall
1930s

4. Rocky Ledge
1930s

5. Hillside
1930s

6. School Near Head of Glade Creek
1930s

7. Guard wall
1930s

8. Bank Sloping
1930s

9. View of road and gutter
1930s

10. NP 21 before planting
1930s

11. Guard wall
1930s

12. Ice Rock
1930s

13. View on parkway
1930s

14. Pine Creek Bridge #3
1930s

15. Trees loaded on trailer
1930s

16. Log Cabin
1930s

17. Before bank sloping
1930s

18. Opposite Woodruff's
1930s

19. Guard wall
1930s

20. Ringstone and Corner detail
1930s

21. Cliff along roadside
1930s

22. Parking overlook
1930s

23. #10 Bridge over Little Glade Creek
1930s

24. Stream
1930s

25. Fox Hunter's Paradise
1930s

26. Layout plan Picnic Shelter
1930s

27. Road construction
1930s

28. View of road
1930s

29. View from Station 295
1930s

30. View of road
1930s

31. View of road
1930s

32. Layout plan, Concession Gas Station Bluff Park
1930s

33. Building fire place, picnic area #1
1930s

34. Before seeding and planting
1930s

35. View of road
1930s

36. Before seeding and planting
1930s

37. George Holly in Timber
1930s

38. Station 566
1930s

39. Hare Mill Pond
1930s

40. Moving trees - CCC
1930s

41. Moving trees - CCC
1930s

42. Trees on trailer
1930s

43. Trees on trailer
1930s

44. Hare Mill Pond with hillside and buildings
1930s

45. End of Section A
1930s

46. Just West of the Bluff
1930s

47. Clump maple
1930s

48. Fireplace
1930s

49. Building the end wall
1930s

50. Farmland and road
1930s

51. Cumberland Knob Park Entrance
1930s

52. Stone Masons
1935

53. Location Plan for Overpass at North Carolina St. H'way #26
1935

54. Regional Sketch Map
1935

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

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

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

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

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

60. Panorama of Green Mountain
May 31, 1935

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

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

63. Before grading. Deep gullies in erosive soil. Need flattening and rounding. Contour ditches required above.
July 25, 1935

64. Before grading. Gullies and cave-ins. Slope too steep.
July 25, 1935

65. Before grading. Showing objectionable effect of uniform slopes and insufficient rounding
July 25, 1935

66. Before grading. 1:1 cut gullying badly; too steep to grass; flatten and round for grass
July 25, 1935

67. Before grading. Gullies in fill. Soil erosive. Needs flattening.
July 25, 1935

68. Before grading. Soft gullying material above rock. Flatten expose hard rock. Wide rounding.
July 25, 1935

69. Before grading. Washout ditch filled; needs transition, rounding, and drainage structure.
July 25, 1935

70. Before grading. Detail showing depth of gullies in erosive soil. Rock decomposed into sand.
July 25, 1935

71. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

72. First Grading Contract
September 1935

73. First Grading Contract
September 1935

74. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

75. Roaring Gap Detail of stone entrance gate post
September 17, 1935

76. New New River Bridge, Detail of Chimney of Old House
September 17, 1935

77. Stone quarry for Roaring Gap Hotel
September 18, 1935

78. Roaring Gap Hotel Detail Stone Work on the North Wing
September 18, 1935

79. Detail of wall just below quarry.
September 18, 1935

80. Stone work of Graystone Inn
September 18, 1935

81. Stone quarry for Roaring Gap Hotel
September 18, 1935

82. Early Construction
November 1, 1935

83. Roaring Gap Hotel. General view of Graystone Inn
November 12, 1935

84. Face of Sample Wall, Showing Raked Joints and Over 'Dressed Stone,' Giving a Hard, Formal Appearance
November 12, 1935

85. Back of sample wall, showing same stone laid in a more informal treatment, etc
November 13, 1935

86. Stripped area and top soil storage pile
November 26, 1935

87. Box culvert 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935

88. Box culvert, 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935

89. Rock filled tiled drain left of center line
November 26, 1935

90. Top soil stripping operations
November 26, 1935

91. General view construction through low area
November 26, 1935

92. General view of construction rough grading
November 26, 1935

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

94. Bluff Park Culvert Grassy Gap Road
January 5, 1936

95. The Bluffs, Sec 2C Rhododendron Valley from Inn site (Doughton Park)
August 2, 1936

96. Chimney, clay-mortar stone. Holloway place
February 13, 1936

97. Chimney, clay mortar stone, Holloway place. Chimney details showing stone generally found along parkway, Sec 1P through 2F.
February 14, 1936

98. Chimney, clay-mortar stone, Holloway place
February 14, 1936

99. Chimney dry-laid stone. D.F. Wagoner Place
February 14, 1936

100. Chimney, clay-mortar stone Holloway place
February 14, 1936

101. Chimney, dry-laid stone. D.F. Wagoner place.
February 14, 1936

102. Holloway Place
February 14, 1936

103. Chimney, clay-mortar stone, Holloway place.
February 14, 1936

104. Stone work detail Class B masonry retaining wall See neg# 5951
February 15, 1936

105. Retaining wall, class B masonry
February 15, 1936

106. Retaining wall, Class B, masonry. See neg# 5951
February 15, 1936

107. Retaining wall class B masonry See #5951
February 15, 1936

108. Inlet headwall-pipe culvert
February 19, 1936

109. Dry Masonry Stone Foundation, slaty schist.
February 19, 1936

110. Vertical View of Ice Rock
February 26, 1936

111. Overpass at Meadow Fork
March 4, 1936

112. Arch + cut stone - double box culvert
April 16, 1936

113. Arch-cut Stone, Double Box Culvert
April 16, 1936

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

115. Type #3 headwall, single
April 16, 1936

116. Type #1 headwall, single
April 16, 1936

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

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

119. Type #1 Headwall, Single
April 16, 1936

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

121. Early Construction
April 17, 1936

122. The Bluff, View of Basin Cedar Ridge
April 20, 1936

123. Picnic area before clearing
April 21, 1936

124. Road construction
April 27, 1936

125. Cumberland Knob Picnic Area
April 28, 1936

126. Cumberland Knob Picnic Area
April 28, 1936

127. Masonry in retaining wall Class B
April 29, 1936

128. View of Wagon Drill
May 2, 1936

129. Drilling Operations
May 2, 1936

130. Bridge Tunnel
May 15, 1936

131. Bridge Construction
May 23, 1936

132. Masonry Wall
May 23, 1936

133. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

134. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

135. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

136. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

137. Heavy Machinery and Construction
May 23, 1936

138. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

139. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

140. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

141. Log Cribbing and Check Dams for Erosion Control
May 25, 1936

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

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

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

145. Log Cribbing and Check Dams for Erosion Control
May 26, 1936

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

147. Switchback on trail from Cumberland Knob, picnic area to gulley. Creek showing ramps.
May 30, 1936

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

149. Clearing below Knob, Looking toward Spur
May 30, 1936

150. Construction of Crib-Work for Trail
June 2, 1936

151. Completed Trail, Indian Grave Trail
June 15, 1936

152. Trail Route, Before Construction "Indian Grave Trail"
June 15, 1936

153. Cribbing of trail, almost complete "Spur Trail"
June 15, 1936

154. Completed Cribbing "Spur Trail"
June 15, 1936

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

156. Channel Change at Bridge Site #10 (Section 2A)
June 23, 1936

157. Early Road Cut in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

158. Pre-Asphalt Road in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

159. Unique Culvert Near Station 262
June 23, 1936

160. Bridge #6 During Construction (Section 2A)
June 23, 1936

161. Detail View of Bridge #1 Construction
June 23, 1936

162. Bridge Site #10 Prior to Construction
June 23, 1936

163. Coarse Stone Road in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

164. Detailed View of Bridge Abutment
June 23, 1936

165. Culvert at Station 517
June 23, 1936

166. Detail View of Bridge Site #6
June 23, 1936

167. Early Construction in section 2C
June 26, 1936

168. Early Construction
June 26, 1936

169. Baffles
June 30, 1936

170. Cement Masonry
June 30, 1936

171. Right Hand Beam
July 13, 1936

172. Section of Trail Under Construction - Gully Creek
July 14, 1936

173. 4th switch and rest bench site
July 14, 1936

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

175. Bridge #1 left-handed beam
July 14, 1936

176. View of Machined-Flattened Parkway
July 22, 1936

177. First Parkway Crossing of NC 18, Near Sparta, NC
July 22, 1936

178. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

179. River/Trench
July 22, 1936

180. Car on winding road
July 22, 1936

181. Pre-Asphalt Parkway Near Virginia Border
July 22, 1936

182. Vehicle Tracks
July 22, 1936

183. Side view Bridge Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

184. Early Construction of Bridge in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

185. Bridge Construction Site in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

186. Partially Completed Overlook
July 22, 1936

187. Bridge Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

188. "Bridge 3" Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

189. Part of #2 Abutment Face
July 23, 1936

190. Bridge site #1 east side looking north
July 23, 1936

191. Paths
July 23, 1936

192. Cement Rock Wall
July 23, 1936

193. Shovel loading
July 23, 1936

194. Early Construction
July 23, 1936

195. Road Between Hills
July 23, 1936

196. Cumberland Knob
July 23, 1936

197. Wall 611
July 23, 1936

198. #9 Bridge
July 23, 1936

199. Line Guides
July 23, 1936

200. Bridge site east side looking south
July 23, 1936

201. Unpaved Road #1
July 23, 1936

202. Drilling
July 23, 1936

203. Cumberland Knob #1
July 23, 1936

204. Culvert Head Wall
July 23, 1936

205. Valley
July 23, 1936

206. Bridge 2
July 23, 1936

207. Under Drain
July 23, 1936

208. Path North over Proposed Bridge
July 23, 1936

209. steep side hill
July 28, 1936

210. Completed Rough Grade
July 28, 1936

211. mixer
July 28, 1936

212. Doughton Park #1
July 28, 1936

213. Clearing operations
July 29, 1936

214. Roadway
July 29, 1936

215. Early Construction
July 29, 1936

216. Fern Covered Rock along Trail
August 1936

217. View of small waterfall. Camera at intersection of trail and stream
August 1936

218. View from Highest Point in Cumberland Knob
August 1936

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

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

221. Cumberland Knob
August 1936

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

223. Wright Property, View Showing Small Pine Trees Cut by the Owner
August 1936

224. Cumberland Knob waterfall
August 1936

225. View from Cumberland Knob
August 1936

226. Bench along trail at a point 100 yards from picnic area.
August 1936

227. View looking south along parkway
August 1936

228. Small waterfall, Camera placed at intersection of trail and stream
August 1936

229. Waterfall Cumberland Knob
August 1936

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

231. Bridge site #6 Southwest wing wall
August 3, 1936

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

233. Wildcat Rocks
August 3, 1936

234. Bridge Site #6, Southwest Wing Wall, Pine Creek Bridge No. 6
August 4, 1936

235. Southeast wing wall
August 4, 1936

236. Northwest wing wall. Bush Creek Bridge.
August 4, 1936

237. Southwest wing wall
August 4, 1936

238. Bridge #6 Northwest wing wall
August 4, 1936

239. Willow planted along channel change, 10 days after planting
August 13, 1936

240. Buck Creek Gap
August 14, 1936

241. Mountain slope and construction
August 20, 1936

242. Hand-placed rock wall
August 20, 1936

243. Early Construction
August 21, 1936

244. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

245. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

246. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

247. Bridge and Abutment
August 22, 1936

248. Bridge 4, excavation site
August 22, 1936

249. Ahead at site of excavation for bridge #4.
August 22, 1936

250. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

251. Hare Mill Pond, scenic view
August 22, 1936

252. Curved Head Wall
August 22, 1936

253. Road View
August 22, 1936

254. Road View
August 22, 1936

255. View of Parkway
August 22, 1936

256. Early Construction
August 22, 1936

257. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

258. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

259. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

260. Hare Mill Pond, scenic view
August 22, 1936

261. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

262. Retaining Wall
August 22, 1936

263. Rock wall on side of road
August 23, 1936

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

265. Excavation for tree well
August 23, 1936

266. Stone masonry wall
August 23, 1936

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

268. View of Head Wall
August 24, 1936

269. Rock slope in woods
August 24, 1936

270. Road construction
August 24, 1936

271. Road construction
August 24, 1936

272. Early Construction
August 24, 1936

273. Bridge 10, site of construction
August 25, 1936

274. South abutment
August 26, 1936

275. Stone detail
August 26, 1936

276. After stream improvement
August 26, 1936

277. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

278. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

279. Close-up of plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

280. View of Trail Leading to Cumberland Knob from the Parking Area
August 31, 1936

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

282. Cabin within 100' right-of-way, looking north
September 1936

283. Side view from parkway near Ice Rocks
September 1936

284. View of small water fall and stream which crosses the trail at the point where the camera is placed
September 1936

285. View from edge of parkway, 1 looking north along alignment towad Cumberland Knob Park Area
September 1936

286. View of Rock cut looking south
September 1936

287. Latest wagon drill in action. View looking south from point toward Bluffs
September 1936

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

289. Construction of New Blue Ridge Parkway Means Much To Our County
September 3, 1936

290. Bridge Site #6, Southwest Wing Wall Under Construction
September 4, 1936

291. Bridge site #6 Southeast wing wall under construction
September 4, 1936

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

293. View looking south along parkway
September 8, 1936

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

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

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

297. View of parkway, looking north through wooded area. One of the few places where trees meet overhead.
September 9, 1936

298. View looking south along Ice Rock section of parkway
September 11, 1936

299. Falls in Basin Creek Bluff Park
September 11, 1936

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

301. View of falls on Basin Creek
September 11, 1936

302. View looking north along cut through Ice Rock section of Parkway near Bluffs Park area
September 11, 1936

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

304. Valley farm land. This is near but not within sight of the parkway
September 11, 1936

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

306. Bridge #8 Pier
September 16, 1936

307. Brush Creek Bridge #8, Pier from south
September 16, 1936

308. Brush Creek Bridge #8 Pier
September 16, 1936

309. Roaring Gap Hotel. South wing of hotel
September 18, 1936

310. A view from the hillside opposite of the entrance to Cumberland Knob Park, looking across the Parkway to the park area
October 1936

311. Access Road Construction
October 2, 1936

312. Proposed Route 18 Crossing
October 4, 1936

313. Construction of prop. wall
October 4, 1936

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

315. Mountain Valley and Barn
October 4, 1936

316. Back from Station 5
October 4, 1936

317. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

318. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

319. Construction at Bridge #4
October 5, 1936

320. Floor and Side Forms of Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

321. #3 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

322. Construction on Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

323. Stone Cement Gutter Construction
October 5, 1936

324. #4 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

325. View of Bridge 4 Abutment
October 5, 1936

326. Wood and Stone Bridge
October 5, 1936

327. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

328. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

329. Left Wing of Bridge #4
October 5, 1936

330. Cement Pouring at Bridge #10
October 5, 1936

331. Looking north along parkway showing rock outcropping
October 11, 1936

332. View looking south from wooded area into open meadow area.
October 12, 1936

333. View looking south on parkway
October 12, 1936

334. Parkway alignment, looking north
October 12, 1936

335. View Looking South
October 12, 1936

336. View across parkway looking east into escarpment one-half mile south of Cumberland Knob
October 12, 1936

337. View looking north along parkway
October 12, 1936

338. View looking south along Parkway (Proposed cabin-gas road entrance at far end of cut on left).
October 13, 1936

339. Rubble gutter treatment at intersection of secondary road
October 13, 1936

340. Simple arch culvert on west side of parkway
October 13, 1936

341. View of culvert
October 13, 1936

342. Gutter under construction
October 13, 1936

343. Detail of rubble gutter and tile underdrain emerging
October 13, 1936

344. Road alignment looking back
October 13, 1936

345. Road alignment through wooded section
October 13, 1936

346. View looking north on parkway
October 13, 1936

347. Crushed stone base for rubble gutter
October 13, 1936

348. Rubble gutter completed
October 13, 1936

349. View looking south along parkway
October 13, 1936

350. Detail of rubble gutter - completed
October 13, 1936

351. General view of road and gutter
October 13, 1936

352. Bridge #4 Stone detail on east side (Note scale stick)
October 13, 1936

353. Gutter termination at pipe headwall
October 13, 1936

354. Looking north along parkway one-half mile south of Cumberland Knob Park entrance
October 13, 1936

355. View of alignment looking north near beginning of section
October 13, 1936

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

357. View of alignment looking north near beginning of the section.
October 13, 1936

358. View looking north along Parkway
October 14, 1936

359. Looking North Along Parkway
October 14, 1936

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

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

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

363. 300 feet from beginning of the section, view looking north along parkway
October 21, 1936

364. Picnic Table
October 21, 1936

365. Fireplace used in picnic area
October 21, 1936

366. Bridge #4 Detail of stone work; view of left side
October 22, 1936

367. View of left side, looking south, showing detail of stone work
October 22, 1936

368. Near Saddle Mountain church. View of right side of two-arch culvert.
October 22, 1936

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

370. Bridge #1 View of left side (looking south). Looking down stream
October 22, 1936

371. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

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

373. Work on Culvert
October 28, 1936

374. Drop Inlet Station 29
October 28, 1936

375. Partly Completed Parking
October 28, 1936

376. Right Head Wall 289
October 28, 1936

377. Dressed Slopes and Road Intersection
October 29, 1936

378. Bridge #6 Construction
October 29, 1936

379. Bridge #9 Abutment
October 29, 1936

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

381. Icy Rock Cut (2)
October 31, 1936

382. Icy Rock Curve (3)
October 31, 1936

383. Rough Grade Work
October 31, 1936

384. Across Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

385. Icy Rock Curve (2)
October 31, 1936

386. Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

387. Left Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

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

389. Front Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

390. Icy Rock Cut
October 31, 1936

391. Right Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

392. Hare Mill Pond and road after clean-up
November 10, 1936

393. Hare Mill Pond and secondary road
November 10, 1936

394. Parkway at Hare Mill Pond
November 10, 1936

395. Parkway road and parking area
November 11, 1936

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

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

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

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

400. View from the Bluff looking west along line of Parkway
November 11, 1936

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

402. Hand-laid rock embankment
November 11, 1936

403. Hand-placed rock embankment
November 11, 1936

404. Hand-placed rock embankment
November 11, 1936

405. Cut, before grading
November 14, 1936

406. Drop Inlet and Cement Stone Masonry Apron
November 17, 1936

407. Bridge #6 Bridge from east side.
November 19, 1936

408. Brush Creek Bridge #8
November 19, 1936

409. Hand laid rock embankment showing small stone
November 19, 1936

410. Culvert at upper end of pond mill side.
November 19, 1936

411. Close-up of hand-laid rock embankment
November 19, 1936

412. View looking across parkway from east side of bridge
November 19, 1936

413. Station 258 Sec 2B Hand-laid rock embankment
November 19, 1936

414. Station 258. Sec 2B Hand-laid rock embankment and rock fill being placed.
November 19, 1936

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

416. Station 258, Sec 2B Rock spilled down mountain side
November 19, 1936

417. General view showing machinery making fill through low wet area
November 25, 1936

418. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

419. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

420. Arch of Bridge
December 1, 1936

421. Pine Creek Bridge #4
December 1, 1936

422. Roadway
December 1, 1936

423. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

424. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

425. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

426. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

427. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

428. Bridge Frame
December 1, 1936

429. Parking Overlook
December 1, 1936

430. Bridge No. 4
December 2, 1936

431. Retaining wall and bridge #2
December 2, 1936

432. Close-up of Bridge #2
December 2, 1936

433. Bridgeway #2 and Parkway
December 2, 1936

434. Men at HPRE Wall
December 5, 1936

435. Stone Wall
December 5, 1936

436. Rock Cutting
December 5, 1936

437. Road with Surface Stone
December 5, 1936

438. Through Hills
December 5, 1936

439. Prepared Road
December 5, 1936

440. Rock Quarry
December 5, 1936

441. Wood Pile
December 5, 1936

442. HPRE Face
December 5, 1936

443. Rock and Filling
December 7, 1936

444. Station 386 Bridge #4
December 12, 1936

445. Station 386 Bridge #4
December 12, 1936

446. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-B
1937

447. Road and Parking Area
1937

448. Building - razed
January 12, 1937

449. Lakes-To-Florida Highway Is Being Improved In Co.
January 21, 1937

450. Cumberland Knob Parking
February 2, 1937

451. Car on Road
February 2, 1937

452. Unsurfaced Road
February 2, 1937

453. Route 18 Crossing
February 2, 1937

454. Cumberland Knob Drive
February 2, 1937

455. Finished Slopes
February 2, 1937

456. Winding Road
February 2, 1937

457. Drain Wall
February 2, 1937

458. Completed Road
February 2, 1937

459. Route 18 Intersection
February 2, 1937

460. Curved Road
February 2, 1937

461. Intersection Corner
February 2, 1937

462. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937

463. Early construction
February 2, 1937

464. Bridge Arch
February 3, 1937

465. Bridge Construction
February 4, 1937

466. Construction materials
February 4, 1937

467. Bridge Abutment
February 4, 1937

468. Rock embankment and stream
February 4, 1937

469. Rock embankment and culvert
February 4, 1937

470. Bridge #8
February 4, 1937

471. Bridge Construction
February 4, 1937

472. Bridge #9 construction
February 4, 1937

473. Bridge at site #7 Steel construction
March 29, 1937

474. Bridge at Site #7, Steel Construction
March 29, 1937

475. East parapet wall south abutment
March 29, 1937

476. Bridge at site #7 Steel construction, looking back from south abutment
March 29, 1937

477. Bridge at site #7, Steel stringers
March 29, 1937

478. North abutment and stringers
March 29, 1937

479. Cutting for telephone line on right-of-way line
March 30, 1937

480. Culvert headwall
April 1, 1937

481. Underside of bridge
April 6, 1937

482. Riveters working
April 6, 1937

483. Landscape North to Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

484. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

485. View of bridge
April 10, 1937

486. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

487. Rail details
April 10, 1937

488. Rail construction
April 10, 1937

489. Bridge Construction
April 10, 1937

490. Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

491. View of road
April 10, 1937

492. Detail Pier #2
April 10, 1937

493. View of road
April 10, 1937

494. View of bridge #4
April 10, 1937

495. Unfinished road and bridge
April 10, 1937

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

497. Bridge #10 and Stream
April 12, 1937

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

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

500. Bridge #8
April 12, 1937

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

502. Left End of Bridge #9
April 12, 1937

503. Bridge Rock Detail
April 12, 1937

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

505. Rough Grade Rock Fill
April 14, 1937

506. Loading Holes for Blasting
April 14, 1937

507. Sharp Curve Construction
April 14, 1937

508. South End of Quarry
April 14, 1937

509. Preparing Sub-Grade
April 14, 1937

510. Fire hazard reduction along trail. Belle Ridge
April 22, 1937

511. Trail down Belle Ridge
April 22, 1937

512. #9 Bridge, Down Stream, Cost $20,120
May 4, 1937

513. Looking back over bridge #5
May 4, 1937

514. No.4 Arch Bridge, cost $12,000
May 4, 1937

515. Station 563 No 8 Bridge cost $34,053
May 4, 1937

516. Guard rail, No.7 bridge
May 4, 1937

517. No. 5 Bridge, Cost $17,520, Pine Creek Bridge #5
May 4, 1937

518. No. 5 Bridge, cost $17,520
May 4, 1937

519. No.6 bridge, cost $15,139
May 4, 1937

520. Cumberland Knob Park Picnic Road
May 7, 1937

521. Bridge #7 approximate cost $45,000
May 18, 1937

522. Bridge no. 9, cost $20,120 24' span
May 18, 1937

523. Bridge #5 42' span cost $17,520
May 18, 1937

524. Underside of Viaduct
May 18, 1937

525. Bridge No.2 49'10" span, cost $11,894
May 18, 1937

526. Bridge #4
May 18, 1937

527. Mailbox on parkway
May 18, 1937

528. Bridge #7, approximate cost $45,000
May 18, 1937

529. Bridge No. 3, 57' Span, Cost $19,462
May 18, 1937

530. Bridge #7, guard rail and pier detail
May 18, 1937

531. Hand Placed Rock
May 20, 1937

532. Bridge #10
May 25, 1937

533. Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

534. Pine Creek Bridge #4
May 25, 1937

535. Arch of Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

536. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937

537. Completed Bridge #8
May 25, 1937

538. Pine Creek Bridge #5
May 25, 1937

539. Pine Creek Bridge #6
May 25, 1937

540. Pine Creek Bridge #3
May 25, 1937

541. Pine Creek Bridge #7
May 25, 1937

542. Cars crossing Pine Creek Bridge #7
May 25, 1937

543. Road Construction
May 26, 1937

544. Wagon Drills
May 26, 1937

545. Icy Rock Curve
May 26, 1937

546. Hand Placed Rock embankment
May 26, 1937

547. Drilling and Construction
May 26, 1937

548. Old state box culvert to be removed
June 1, 1937

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

550. Parkway box culvert
June 1, 1937

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

552. Rough headwall
June 8, 1937

553. Mountain laurel in bloom by parkway
June 14, 1937

554. Mountain Laurel
June 14, 1937

555. Special drainage structure
June 22, 1937

556. Special drainage structure
June 22, 1937

557. Preparations for Cement Wall
July 28, 1937

558. Dumping of Construction Material for replacing embankment
July 28, 1937

559. Cement Stone Gutter
July 28, 1937

560. Stone steps joining gutter
July 28, 1937

561. Cement Stone Gutter Along Rock Bank
July 28, 1937

562. Drilling and cleaning for stone wall at 255-35
July 28, 1937

563. Head wall and Stone Cement Channel
July 28, 1937

564. Ice Rock Wall
August 18, 1937

565. Saddle Mountain Valley, Lake Site from station 277
August 20, 1937

566. Unknown variety of plant 6 - 7' high, yellow flowers in bloom
August 20, 1937

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

568. Saddle Mountain Valley, Lake Site
August 20, 1937

569. Cumberland Knob Shelter Bldg #89
September 1937

570. View of road
September 3, 1937

571. Retaining Wall along Icy Rock
September 4, 1937

572. Icy Rock Curve
September 4, 1937

573. Road Construction at Station 201-55
September 4, 1937

574. Road Construction at Station 32
September 4, 1937

575. Culvert Cement Stone Gutter at Station 122-30
September 4, 1937

576. Icy Rock Retaining Wall with Crane
September 4, 1937

577. Retaining Wall and unfinished slope of Icy Rock
September 4, 1937

578. Gutter Work along Rock Face
September 4, 1937

579. Construction of Gutter at Station 108-60
September 4, 1937

580. Construction of Gutter at Inlet Towards Station 28
September 4, 1937

581. Stone and iron culvert
September 4, 1937

582. Stone masonry retaining wall
September 4, 1937

583. Air Bellows Gap Underpass
September 21, 1937

584. West wingwall Air Bellows Gap Underpass
September 23, 1937

585. Fireplace in shelter on top of Cumberland Knob
October 1937

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

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

588. Rough Grade Road
October 10, 1937

589. Road through Cut
October 10, 1937

590. Cement stone gutter
October 10, 1937

591. Road and Bridge with Guard Stakes
October 10, 1937

592. Winding Road
October 11, 1937

593. Water Channel
October 11, 1937

594. Rock Embankment
October 11, 1937

595. Paving Gutters
October 11, 1937

596. View of road
October 11, 1937

597. Gutter Construction
October 11, 1937

598. Stone Hillside Work
October 11, 1937

599. Access Road to Route 18
October 11, 1937

600. View of road
October 11, 1937

601. Stone Gutter
October 11, 1937

602. Stone culvert head wall
October 11, 1937

603. Early Construction
October 11, 1937

604. Surfaced Road
October 11, 1937

605. Dirt Road
October 11, 1937

606. Automobile on road
October 11, 1937

607. Man and a Horse Team
October 12, 1937

608. Team of Horses
October 12, 1937

609. Dressed Road
October 12, 1937

610. Unfinished Construction
October 12, 1937

611. View of road
October 12, 1937

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

613. Rock Cut - Devil's Garden
October 13, 1937

614. Bull Head Mountain and Parkway
October 13, 1937

615. Looking across Bluff Park toward Little Grandfather Mountain
October 13, 1937

616. Looking through rock cut towards Ice Rock and Bluff
October 13, 1937

617. Alligator Back and Meadow Fork Valley
October 15, 1937

618. On top of Bluff. Parkway and Little Grandfather Mt.
October 15, 1937

619. Alligator Back and Meadow Fork Valley
October 15, 1937

620. Parkway alignment, Meadow Fork Valley
October 15, 1937

621. Alligator Back
October 15, 1937

622. Parkway and Meadow Fork Valley from Bluff
October 15, 1937

623. Looking back at Alligator Back
October 15, 1937

624. Back side of shelter
October 15, 1937

625. Ice Formations
November 1937

626. Ice Formations
November 1937

627. Ice formations
November 1937

628. Ice Formations
November 1937

629. Ice formations
November 1937

630. Ice Formations
November 1937

631. Road to Lodge (under construction)
November 1937

632. Road to Lodge (under construction)
November 1937

633. Ice formations
November 1937

634. Roadway near Ice Rock
November 20, 1937

635. Ice Rock Channel and Drainage
November 20, 1937

636. Parkway toward the Bluff
November 20, 1937

637. Ice Rock
November 20, 1937

638. Surfaced Road
November 20, 1937

639. Ice Rock
November 20, 1937

640. Fill
November 20, 1937

641. Typical section in snow
November 20, 1937

642. Icy Road
November 20, 1937

643. Ice Rock
November 20, 1937

644. Road Routes
November 22, 1937

645. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-C
1938

646. L.F. Caudill
1938

647. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

648. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

649. Rock cut at Devil's Garden
1938

650. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-A
1938

651. NP 21 before planting
1938

652. Cumberland Park Pump House
January 5, 1938

653. Mahogany Rock Parking Overlook after grading
January 24, 1938

654. Cumberland Knob Slope flattening at entrance
January 24, 1938

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

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

657. Spillage (smaller rock above) from excavation for north abutment of viaduct
March 8, 1938

658. View of road
March 12, 1938

659. The Bluff Crusher and Parkway
March 12, 1938

660. Bridge - Grassy Gap Road
March 12, 1938

661. Road construction to picnic area
March 12, 1938

662. Picnic Table
March 12, 1938

663. Road on Top of Hills
March 12, 1938

664. Bridge - Grassy Gap Road
March 12, 1938

665. Picnic Table
March 12, 1938

666. Picnic Shelter Blueprints
April 11, 1938

667. Taken to show log corner detail -- underexposed
April 21, 1938

668. Devil's Garden Parking and Overlook after Grading
April 21, 1938

669. Front of barn as it would be seen from the parkway.
April 21, 1938

670. Barn proposed for acquisition. Note logs and shake roof.
April 21, 1938

671. Shelter on Top of Cumberland Knob
April 27, 1938

672. Looking West from One of the Parking Areas South of Cumberland Knob
April 27, 1938

673. Forest Clearing
May 11, 1938

674. CCC Camp just moving in
June 1938

675. 60ft cut at Devils Garden
June 14, 1938

676. Big Cut at Devil's Garden
June 14, 1938

677. Grade separation Class B masonry and concrete barrel
July 1, 1938

678. Grade separation, south elevation
July 1938

679. Signs near parking area
July 1, 1938

680. Water Fountain
July 1938

681. Dam site and watershed
July 11, 1938

682. Face of Wall in Woods
July 11, 1938

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

684. Inside of wall parking area
July 11, 1938

685. Bluff Park from lodge site
July 12, 1938

686. Retaining Wall Picnic Area
July 12, 1938

687. West Abutment, Overpass US 21
July 12, 1938

688. Slope on Parkway
July 16, 1938

689. Before grading. A 3/4 to 1 slope with almost vertical overhang of soft rock
July 25, 1938

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

691. Unpaved roadway with erosion
July 25, 1938

692. Before grading. Cave-in on 1:1 slope. Will continue to slide unless flattened. Needs rounding.
July 25, 1938

693. Before grading. Cleared to connect slope line, with rock as excuse for steep slope. Ugly profile.
July 25, 1938

694. Before grading. Rotten rock 1:1; ditch too narrow ugly profile.
July 25, 1938

695. Before grading. Steep, rotten rock cuts, shoulder and ditch. 2 ft short
July 25, 1938

696. Washout at headwall. Shows need of different type of structure.
August 1, 1938

697. Water Storage Tank, Cabin Area
September 28, 1938

698. Construction Unit Water Storage North End of Dam
September 28, 1938

699. Clearing for Water Supply Reservoir
September 28, 1938

700. Entrance road to lodge site
September 28, 1938

701. Cut before grading
October 2, 1938

702. Northwest elevation showing grading.
October 3, 1938

703. Cut before grading
October 4, 1938

704. Fill before grading
October 4, 1938

705. Fill Before Grading
October 6, 1938

706. Spandrel Wall - Rubble wing wall and concrete vault
October 18, 1938

707. Before grading operation and clean-up, looking north
October 18, 1938

708. Expansion joints at junction of spandrel and wing walls
October 18, 1938

709. Cut before grading
October 21, 1938

710. Cut before grading
October 21, 1938

711. Cut before grading
October 21, 1938

712. Cut before grading
October 21, 1938

713. Cut, before grading
November 11, 1938

714. Fill, before grading
November 7, 1938

715. Fill, before grading
November 7, 1938

716. Cut before grading, looking back
November 22, 1938

717. Cut before grading, looking back
November 22, 1938

718. Cut before grading, looking back
November 22, 1938

719. Before grading
December 1938

720. Before grading
December 1938

721. Before grading
December 1938

722. Before grading
December 1938

723. Before Grading
December 1938

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

725. High cuts thru wooded area. During selective cutting.
December 15, 1938

726. Fire Hazard Map
1939

727. Radio tower installation
1939

728. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

729. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

730. Radio tower installation
1939

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