Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Mitchell Falls
20th Century

2. Mitchell Falls
20th Century

3. Mount Mitchell
20th Century

4. Crabtree Falls
20th Century

5. Mitchell Falls Mt. Mitchell
20th Century

6. Mount Mitchell
20th Century

7. Post construction forces scaling tunnel
1930s

8. Shufford Log Barn, Bldg. #596
1930s

9. Tunnel
1930s

10. Scenic Road Party Visits Lofty Mount (Page 1 of 2)
May 23, 1934

11. Scenic Road Party Visits Lofty Mount (Page 2 of 2)
May 23, 1934

12. Pilot Mountain from Fork River Bald Mountain
June 6, 1935

13. Fork River, Bald Mountain
June 6, 1935

14. Fork River, Bald Mountain
June 6, 1935

15. General view from southeast
August 17, 1935

16. Buck Creek Falls
August 17, 1935

17. Black Mountain Range
August 21, 1935

18. Looking over mountain toward Table Rock
August 21, 1935

19. Road construction
July 8, 1936

20. NC #104 Relocation, Sec 2M Parkway Access Drive
July 25, 1936

21. Fern Mountain Towards Bald
August 11, 1936

22. Toe Ditch
August 14, 1936

23. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

24. Road View
August 14, 1936

25. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

26. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

27. East along 104 NC Station 415
August 14, 1936

28. Tunnel Construction
August 14, 1936

29. Road View
August 14, 1936

30. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

31. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

32. Super Reliance Grader "Caterpillar"
August 14, 1936

33. Machinery and Hillside
August 14, 1936

34. Road View
August 14, 1936

35. Koehring "Dumptor"
August 17, 1936

36. Linn Truck
August 17, 1936

37. Pipeline
August 17, 1936

38. View of Mountains
August 17, 1936

39. View of Parkway
August 17, 1936

40. Construction Equipment
August 17, 1936

41. Toe Ditch
August 17, 1936

42. Toe Ditch
August 17, 1936

43. Proposed Road Construction Site
August 17, 1936

44. Road construction
August 24, 1936

45. Road construction
August 24, 1936

46. Road construction
September 24, 1936

47. Road Grade and Chestnut Tree
September 25, 1936

48. Rock face and Side Slope
September 25, 1936

49. Proposed Tunnel 1 End
September 25, 1936

50. Mountain Slope Road
September 25, 1936

51. Rock Wall
September 25, 1936

52. Cleared Roadway
September 25, 1936

53. Road grading
September 25, 1936

54. Near Entrance Tunnel #1
September 25, 1936

55. Narrow Mountain Road
September 25, 1936

56. Part Road Grade
September 25, 1936

57. Bulldozers and Construction
September 25, 1936

58. Excavation for Masonry Wall
November 6, 1936

59. Steep Mountain Slope
November 6, 1936

60. Mountain Slope
November 6, 1936

61. Sample Wall
November 6, 1936

62. Mountain Slope
November 6, 1936

63. Retaining Wall Construction
November 6, 1936

64. Road Construction
November 9, 1936

65. Road on Cliffside
November 9, 1936

66. Road Through Rock
November 9, 1936

67. Blacksmith Shop
November 9, 1936

68. Cemented Rock Wall
November 9, 1936

69. Tunnel Entrance
December 14, 1936

70. Proposed Line
December 14, 1936

71. South Tunnel Entrance
December 14, 1936

72. North Tunnel Portal
December 14, 1936

73. Through Rough Rock
December 14, 1936

74. Shovel and Tractor
December 15, 1936

75. Rough Road
December 15, 1936

76. Wagon Drill
December 15, 1936

77. Trail
December 15, 1936

78. Excavation Cut
December 15, 1936

79. Cleared Path
December 15, 1936

80. Construction Slope
December 15, 1936

81. Rock cut and tunnel
February 8, 1937

82. Retaining Wall
February 8, 1937

83. Road and rock pile
February 8, 1937

84. Road and tunnel
February 8, 1937

85. View of road
February 8, 1937

86. View of road
February 8, 1937

87. Retaining Wall
February 10, 1937

88. Cleared ridge
February 10, 1937

89. Cement stone wall
February 10, 1937

90. Ahead along line
February 10, 1937

91. Masonry Wall Building
April 22, 1937

92. Retaining Wall Looking North
April 22, 1937

93. Construction on Cement Retaining Wall
April 22, 1937

94. Tunnel Construction
April 22, 1937

95. View of Road Above Tunnel #2
April 22, 1937

96. Completed Cement Retaining Wall
April 22, 1937

97. North Through Tunnel #1
April 22, 1937

98. Drill Operation
April 22, 1937

99. Portal To Tunnel #1
April 22, 1937

100. Looking North Through Tunnel #2
April 22, 1937

101. Loading Rock at Retaining Wall
April 22, 1937

102. Construction of Tunnel #2
April 22, 1937

103. Looking Through Tunnel #1
April 22, 1937

104. Linn Tractor dumping
April 23, 1937

105. Rough grade cut
April 23, 1937

106. wagon drilling
April 23, 1937

107. View of Rock Cut
April 23, 1937

108. Rock shot
April 23, 1937

109. Center line on Tunnel #1
April 27, 1937

110. Detail of surrounding rocks
May 29, 1937

111. Facing North from Masonry Wall
May 29, 1937

112. Top View of Masonry Wall
May 29, 1937

113. South End of Tunnel 2
August 4, 1937

114. South End of Tunnel 1
August 4, 1937

115. North Entrance of Tunnel 1
August 4, 1937

116. Right of "North Along Rough Grade at 581-50"
August 5, 1937

117. Partially Built Retaining Wall at 537
August 5, 1937

118. Quarry Operation for Masonry Material
August 5, 1937

119. North Along Rough Grade at 581-50
August 5, 1937

120. Rock Slide at 576
August 5, 1937

121. Hoist On A Fordson Tractor
September 9, 1937

122. Rough grade road
September 9, 1937

123. South Entrance Tunnel #1
September 9, 1937

124. Crushing Plant
September 9, 1937

125. Fill Slide
September 9, 1937

126. Deep Rock Cut
September 9, 1937

127. Tunnel #2
October 15, 1937

128. Inside of a Tunnel
October 15, 1937

129. Partially Worked Gradient
October 15, 1937

130. Men Grading Slope
October 15, 1937

131. Tunnel entrance and culvert headwall
October 15, 1937

132. Retaining Wall
October 15, 1937

133. Construction - Crusher
October 21, 1937

134. Inside Tunnel #2
November 24, 1937

135. View of Route 104
November 24, 1937

136. Mountainside
November 24, 1937

137. Private Residues in Forest Areas
1938

138. Mt. Mitchell; Game Preserve Below
April 19, 1938

139. Mt. Mitchell; game preserve below
April 19, 1938

140. Lower side thru rock cut at 335 strewn with rock due to overshooting
April 25, 1938

141. Looking back toward Mt. Mitchell view parking overlook site
June 1938

142. Finish Grading
June 1938

143. Mt. Mitchell from Mitchell view parking overlook
June 1938

144. Mt Mitchell and Roan Mt from Mt Mitchell view overlook
November 5, 1938

145. Mt Mitchell and Roan Mt from Mt. Mitchell View Overlook
November 5, 1938

146. View of road grade
January 24, 1939

147. Type 3 Drop Inlet
January 28, 1939

148. Foundation for wall
February 27, 1939

149. Cut at Station 277
February 27, 1939

150. Cleared path
March 31, 1939

151. Cleared path
March 31, 1939

152. Wall Site
March 31, 1939

153. New Cut slope
April 29, 1939

154. Wall Excavation
May 3, 1939

155. Road Construction
May 11, 1939

156. Workers and wall construction
May 24, 1939

157. Rock Drilling
May 24, 1939

158. Rock Cut at Station 123-50
May 24, 1939

159. View of road
August 3, 1939

160. Rock cut
August 8, 1939

161. View of road
August 8, 1939

162. View of road
August 8, 1939

163. Workers at landslide
November 7, 1939

164. View of Mt Mitchell looking northwest
1940

165. Looking north on parkway
1940

166. Looking north on Parkway
1940

167. Looking south on Parkway
1940

168. Looking north on Parkway
1940

169. Looking south on parkway
1940

170. Looking south on Parkway
1940

171. Mt. Mitchell parking area
1940

172. Looking south on Parkway
1940

173. "Old Man of the Mountain" near the Falls of Dan, and only 1 mile north of the Pinnacles
Early 1940s

174. Detail Map of Location from the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mt. Mitchell, under County Project 595, Buncombe, Yancey Counties
1940

175. Grade Separation - N.C. Rte. 104: Section and Details Part 3
June 1940

176. Grade Separation - N.C. Rte. 104 Part 2
June 1940

177. Grade Separation - N.C. Rte. 104 Part 1 of 3
June 1940

178. Gutter
June 12, 1940

179. Washed Out Fill
August 16, 1940

180. Complete Slide from Cut
August 16, 1940

181. Overpass ringstones
November 18, 1940

182. Overpass ringstones
November 18, 1940

183. Overpass at Buck Creek Gap
January 21, 1941

184. Overpass at Buck Creek Gap
February 18, 1941

185. Rock Wall
February 18, 1941

186. Rock Wall
February 18, 1941

187. Rock Wall
February 18, 1941

188. Trench
March 28, 1941

189. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

190. Overpass Structure, Section 2M
January 1942

191. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

192. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

193. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

194. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

195. Rock Embankment
April 10, 1942

196. Rock Embankment
April 10, 1942

197. Fill Slope where Slide Continues, Post Construction
May 6, 1942

198. Removing Rock Slide
July 7, 1942

199. Spreading Calcium Chloride
July 7, 1942

200. Guard post placed by post construction
September 9, 1942

201. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
September 10, 1942

202. Mt. Mitchell thru Buck Creek Cap Overpass
September 10, 1942

203. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
September 10, 1942

204. Parkway crossing county road
October 22, 1942

205. Tunnel Portal
January 6, 1943

206. Mt. Mitchell from Parking Overlook
July 1944

207. Green Knob in distance showing forest service lands proposed for 'no cutting'
July 1944

208. Rock slide before removal
February 28, 1945

209. Proposed Line Change on Parkway
March 29, 1945

210. Proposed Line Change on Parkway
March 29, 1945

211. Shovel Working Construction
April 12, 1945

212. Vista and Management Areas
1946

213. Vista and Management Areas
1946

214. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
June 1946

215. Lick Log Ridge Parking Overlook
June 1946

216. Mt. Mitchell from Parking Overlook
June 1946

217. Mt. Mitchell
June 1946

218. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
June 1946

219. Mount Mitchell from the Blue Ridge Parkway
June 1946

220. Water bound base course
August 12, 1946

221. Rolling and brooming water bound base stone and dust
August 27, 1946

222. NC Route 80
October 24, 1946

223. Parkway near Buck Creek Gap
October 24, 1946

224. Rock Embankment
June 1947

225. Parkway Service Sign
June 12, 1947

226. Inside Tunnel
June 17, 1947

227. NC-80 overpass at Buck Creek Gap
1950s

228. Mitchell Falls
1950s

229. Rock Wall, Project 2M2
February 27, 1951

230. Bald Mountains & Walnuts
October 1951

231. Slide near Crabtree Meadows
November 1951

232. Slide near Crabtree Meadows
November 1951

233. T. erectum - maroon, unknown trillium (yellow)
May 14, 1952

234. Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-M
1953

235. Dr. Elisha Mitchell's Grave, Mt. Mitchell
March 12, 1957

236. Dr. Elisha Mitchell's Grave, Mount Mitchell
March 12, 1957

237. Dr. Elisha Mitchell's Grave, Mt. Mitchell
March 12, 1957

238. Wildacres Tunnel
April 11, 1957

239. Black Mountain Gap Aerial Photo
April 24, 1957

240. Singecat Ridge
May 5, 1957

241. South Twin Tunnel
June 4, 1957

242. Mount Mitchell
September 1958

243. Parkway Entrance Sign
May 28, 1959

244. Clingman's Peak, Black Mts.
July 1959

245. Bald Mts. Looking into Upper Barnardsville
September 21, 1959

246. Singecat Ridge
October 1959

247. Mt. Mitchell
August 1960

248. Clingman's Peak
August 1960

249. Big Tom Wilson
December 1960

250. Northwest side of Mount Mitchell (Mitchell Creek)
December 1960

251. Balsam wooly aphids on Fraser fir
August 22, 1962

252. Visitors at Ridge Junction Easel
August 1965

253. Visitors at Ridge Junction Easel
August 1965

254. Overpass Over NC 80
August 1971

255. Sign - Mt. Mitchell State Park
August 1971

256. Parkway and N.C. 80 at Buck Creek Gap
August 1971

257. Mount Mitchell Overlooking Parkway
September 9, 1972

258. Mt. Mitchell from Tower
September 1972

259. Parking Lot
September 1972

260. Tower
September 9, 1972

261. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

262. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

263. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

264. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

265. Construction Signs
September 18, 1973

266. Construction Signs
September 18, 1973

267. Construction Signs
September 18, 1973

268. Construction Signs
September 18, 1973

269. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

270. Bridge over N.C. State Route 80
October 21, 1973

271. New Retaining Wall
November 28, 1973

272. New Retaining Wall
November 28, 1973

273. Pisgah Nat'l Forest
January 1974

274. Licklog Ridge Sign
January 1974

275. Licklog Ridge
January 1974

276. Licklog Overlook
January 1974

277. Parkway Signs - Winter
February 20, 1974

278. Rock Cut
March 1974

279. Mt. Mitchell View
March 1974

280. Mt. Mitchell
March 1974

281. Mt. Mitchell View
March 1974

282. Near Mt. Mitchell
March 1974

283. Mt. Mitchell area
March 1974

284. Mt. Mitchell Area
March 1974

285. Mt. Mitchell Area
March 1974

286. Parkway, USFS Firetower Parking
March 1974

287. Mt. Mitchell Area
March 1974

288. Near Mt. Mitchell
March 1974

289. Rock Cut
March 1974

290. Mt. Mitchell View
March 1974

291. Near Mt. Mitchell
March 1974

292. Near Mt. Mitchell
March 1974

293. New Wall by Laurel Mtn.
April 1974

294. New Wall by Laurel Mtn.
April 1974

295. New Wall by Laurel Mtn.
April 1974

296. Crafts
June 18, 1974

297. Rockslide
October 25, 1977

298. Taping Road Barriers
October 25, 1977

299. Road Sign Along Parkway
July 1978

300. Tunnel

301. Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-N

302. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-N

303. Green Knob Parking Overlook

304. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-M

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