Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Laurel Fork Bridge
20th Century

2. Farming, Section 2D
20th Century

3. Access road on left of Parkway
1930s

4. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

5. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

6. Grade Separation Structure Rte NC 18 and Parkway
1930s

7. Taken from center of overpass
1930s

8. Access Road on Left of Parkway
1930s

9. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

10. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

11. Gilam Gap
December 20, 1934

12. Gilam Gap
December 20, 1934

13. Gilam Gap Overlook
December 20, 1934

14. Gillam Gap
May 28, 1935

15. Dry Masonry Fireplace
June 19, 1935

16. Dry Masonry Fireplace
June 19, 1935

17. Mountain Laurel
June 20, 1935

18. Flame Azalea
June 21, 1935

19. Detail Map
1936

20. Early Construction
August 2, 1936

21. Early Construction
August 2, 1936

22. Rock cut near South Fork New River
February 21, 1936

23. Fill and box culvert
May 7, 1936

24. Cut Slopes
May 7, 1936

25. Fill and Box Culvert
May 7, 1936

26. Road relocation (pines to be welled)
May 8, 1936

27. Tree Wall
June 3, 1936

28. County road relocation and crossing
June 3, 1936

29. Early Construction
June 27, 1936

30. Proposed Crossing of NC 18 (3)
June 28, 1936

31. Proposed Parkway Crossing of NC Route 18 (1)
June 28, 1936

32. Proposed Site for Border of Section C and Section D
June 28, 1936

33. View of Proposed Crossing of NC 18 (2)
June 28, 1936

34. Early Construction
July 31, 1936

35. Early Construction
August 1936

36. County Road, vicinity of sec. 2D, looking south over ridges which carry parkway
August 1936

37. Early Construction
August 20, 1936

38. View of log cabin in vicinity of parkway
September 10, 1936

39. Cabin within 100 foot right-of-way of the Parkway.
September 10, 1936

40. View from right bank of road looking north showing a pine wooded area through which the parkway travels.
September 11, 1936

41. Property of Robert L. Doughton Opposite 2D
September 11, 1936

42. Right headwall culvert, Type 3
September 21, 1936

43. View through pine looking south. Rattlesnake Mountain on the right of picture.
October 1936

44. View of typical mountain cabin and surrounding area along road from Jefferson to Glendale Spring, NC (NC route 16)
October 20, 1936

45. Grading, old N.C. #16 crossing
October 20, 1936

46. View of Rattle Snake Mountain looking north. Parkway in lower right-hand portion of picture
October 21, 1936

47. Retaining Wall Construction
November 6, 1936

48. View looking south along Parkway
November 11, 1936

49. Early Construction
February 5, 1937

50. Thoroughfare (left) cut through during winter because of impassibility of proper access road (right)
April 1, 1937

51. Culvert headwall
April 1, 1937

52. Sheets Gap parking overlook
April 1, 1937

53. Inlet culvert headwalll
April 1, 1937

54. Overpass construction
May 4, 1937

55. Overpass Site
May 5, 1937

56. Sheets Gap Parking Overlook
June 6, 1937

57. Pier #1
June 22, 1937

58. Station 15# Pier #4
June 22, 1937

59. Pier #4
June 22, 1937

60. Pier #1
June 22, 1937

61. Tree wells - rhododendrons
July 6, 1937

62. Useless backfill at base of cut slope
July 6, 1937

63. Viaduct west abutment
June 7, 1937

64. Viaduct, Pier #4
July 7, 1937

65. Detail, interior face vaneer wing wall Viaduct
July 7, 1937

66. Viaduct, form work, pier #3
July 7, 1937

67. Viaduct, form work pier #3
July 7, 1937

68. Side view of access road to 2-C-1
July 28, 1937

69. Headwall to be changed to Drop Inlet
August 1937

70. Special headwall
August 1937

71. Headwall placed too near center line.
August 1937

72. Drop inlet
August 20, 1937

73. Viaduct Pier #4
September 12, 1937

74. Viaduct Pier #4
September 12, 1937

75. Viaduct pier #4
September 12, 1937

76. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

77. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

78. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

79. Viaduct under construction
October 13, 1937

80. Viaduct
January 24, 1938

81. South parapet, west abutment
January 24, 1938

82. Viaduct
June 1938

83. Viaduct
June 1938

84. Overpass Structure
August 28, 1938

85. Southwest wing and Spandrel Wall Masonry, under men to be removed because of stacking
October 18, 1938

86. Masonry Detail
January 10, 1939

87. Oblique view
January 10, 1939

88. Ringstones and "Corner Break"
January 10, 1939

89. Oblique View of structure
January 10, 1939

90. Arch ring
January 10, 1939

91. Bridge at Mulberry Gap
January 10, 1939

92. Shed and fence lot. Former owner D.A. Bare
January 20, 1939

93. House, shed type former owner D.A. Bare
January 20, 1939

94. Log House
January 20, 1939

95. Part of shed
January 20, 1939

96. Part of Shed
January 20, 1939

97. Two sheds formerly owned by Glen Miller
January 20, 1939

98. Overpass NC 18
May 19, 1939

99. Horse Gap Overpass
May 19, 1939

100. Building Overpass
September 9, 1938

101. Overpass Structure 2D-4 North Elevation
September 9, 1938

102. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-D
1940

103. Bridge Structure
1940

104. Northwest Trading Post
1940s

105. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

106. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

107. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

108. White Pine Covered with Ice
March 14, 1940

109. The wrecked car.
February 22, 1941

110. Shows road alignment. Figure stands at point of departure
February 22, 1941

111. Figure at point wheels left road. Two stakes in foreground point of departure from shoulder
February 22, 1941

112. Point of departure marked by figure; angle of slope, wrecked car at rest
February 22, 1941

113. Shows road alignment. Figure stands at point of departure
February 22, 1941

114. Shows pile of rocks and stumps into which car dove and car at rest after plunge
February 22, 1941

115. Shows road alignment, looking back in direction from which car approached. Figure at point of departure
February 22, 1941

116. Show slope. Figure at top to figure holding white paper, Extreme lower left, marks course
February 23, 1941

117. Damage to vehicle. Note points of contrast
February 23, 1941

118. The wreck, right front view
February 23, 1941

119. The wrecked car.
February 23, 1941

120. The wreck, left front view
February 23, 1941

121. Alignment of road. Far figure, wheel of R side; middle figure, start of plunge; near figure, directly above wreck.
February 23, 1941

122. Gully and sheet erosion, large pasture with active sheet erosion.
September 1942

123. Typical mountain hay meadow Peak Creek Looking pky south.
Spring 1944

124. Land plowed for corn. S.J. Miller lease. Looking north on pkwy.
Spring 1944

125. Land plowed for corn
Spring 1944

126. Scenic Views of the Parkway
1946

127. Mileage Post at Bluff N.C.
1946

128. Bridges - NC
1946

129. Laurel Fork Bridge
1946

130. "After picture" shows same area controlled by pine brush mulching and seeding to Lespedeza sericea. Before picture neg# 5442
March 1946

131. Parkway Across West Fork of New River near Jefferson, N.C.
June 1946

132. Mountain Laurel
June 1946

133. Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-D
1947

134. Discing on the Rocky Knob District
1950

135. View near Laurel Springs, N.C.
June 1950

136. Underpass at Route #18
June 1950

137. Snow Drift
January 1958

138. Snow Drift
January 1958

139. Sign at R/W on private land. Was later removed thru cooperation of land owner.
May 1958

140. Sign at R/W for "Cherry Hill Coffee Shop"
May 1958

141. Cherry Hill Coffee Shop
May 1958

142. N.W. Trading Post Sign
July 1958

143. Trading Post
July 1958

144. Illuminated Map in N.W. Trading Post
July 1958

145. Trading Post
July 1958

146. N. W. Trading Post
July 1958

147. N.W. Trading Post Sign
July 1958

148. Trading Post, interior
September 19, 1959

149. Trading Post, interior
September 19, 1959

150. Trading Post, interior
September 19, 1959

151. Northwest Trading Post
July 1967

152. Sheets Cabin, MP 258.8
August 1971

153. Sheets Cabin, MP 258.8
August 1971

154. Sheets Cabin
August 1971

155. Sheets Cabin
October 1971

156. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

157. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

158. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

159. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

160. Sheets Cabin Bldg. 291
August 22, 1975

161. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

162. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

163. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

164. Sheets Cabin Bldg. # 291
August 22, 1975

165. Sheets Cabin

166. Cherry Hill Gas Station

167. Farming, Sec. 2D, Blue Ridge Parkway

168. Early Construction

169. Northwest Trading Post

170. Cherry Hill Coffee Shop

171. Bridge

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