Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Near Cascade
20th Century

2. Storm Scene from Milepost 265
20th Century

3. Deep Gap US #60
20th Century

4. Cascade
20th Century

5. Cascade
20th Century

6. Virgil US #60
20th Century

7. layout plan grade separation
1930s

8. Tompkin's Knob (The Lump in the distance)
1930s

9. Log Cabin - Preacher Brown House
1930s

10. Cool Spring Baptist Church
1930s

11. Toe Wall
1930s

12. Cold Spring Mtn.
1930s

13. North Portal Tanbark Ridge Tunnel
1930s

14. Cold Spring Valley
1930s

15. South tunnel portal
1930s

16. South tunnel portal
1930s

17. The Lump Panorama
December 20, 1934

18. Big Fill to Right of Picture
June 19, 1935

19. Watkins Dome from air
June 19, 1935

20. Overpass location at Benge (back)
June 19, 1935

21. Jeff Anderson and some sample stone, 6 foot rule sample 6
February 21, 1936

22. Grade crossing, Daniels Gap before revision
May 8, 1936

23. Stone Steps W.M.L. Miller's house, possible quarry
May 8, 1936

24. Early Construction
June 28, 1936

25. Handlaid rock embankment
August 14, 1936

26. Hand-laid rock embankment
August 14, 1936

27. Hand-laid rock embankment detail
August 14, 1936

28. Hand-laid rock embankment construction
August 14, 1936

29. Early Construction
August 19, 1936

30. Natural reforestation This is not on the parkway but is within one-half mile of it.
September 10, 1936

31. View of surrounding country taken from edge of parkway looking toward the left or east.
September 11, 1936

32. View looking south along parkway, showing need of guard rail
October 20, 1936

33. Typical country road through North Carolina section of parkway. This is a usual road in good weather.
October 20, 1936

34. View of Tompkin's Knob, looking north. Parkway in middle left of picture.
October 20, 1936

35. Relation of Grading to "the Locusts" after Centerline Revision
October 24, 1936

36. Hand-laid rock embankment after cleanup
October 25, 1936

37. Sand blown up on cut
April 1, 1937

38. Hand-laid rock embankment
April 2, 1937

39. Culvert Headwall
April 2, 1937

40. Hand-laid rock embankment
April 2, 1937

41. Grading at Benge
April 2, 1937

42. Tree well
May 20, 1937

43. Tree wall
May 20, 1937

44. Erosion
May 20, 1937

45. Tree well
May 20, 1937

46. Tree well
May 20, 1937

47. Tree Well
May 20, 1937

48. Erosion
May 20, 1937

49. Erosion
May 20, 1937

50. Falls on Falls Creek
May 25, 1937

51. House, former property of S.H. Boyd after moving by State. Fee simple line just beyond house.
May 25, 1937

52. Timber Cutting by M.C. Biggerstaff
May 27, 1937

53. Timber Cutting by M.C. Biggerstaff
May 27, 1937

54. Timber Cutting by M. C. Biggerstaff
May 27, 1937

55. Timber Cutting by M.C. iggerstaff
May 27, 1937

56. Timber Cutting by M.C. Biggerstaff
May 27, 1937

57. Tree Well Construction
June 16, 1937

58. Tree Well Construction
June 16, 1937

59. Early Construction
July 30, 1937

60. Valley view from post office
August 18, 1937

61. Parking overlook
August 18, 1937

62. Parkway--good example flat slopes and gutter
October 14, 1937

63. Parkway overlook and Nigger Mt (Mt Jefferson)
October 14, 1937

64. Drop inlet set back of gutter
October 14, 1937

65. Parkway overlook and view therefrom
October 14, 1937

66. General view of parkway overlook
October 14, 1937

67. General view of parkway
October 14, 1937

68. Parking overlook and foreground
October 14, 1937

69. Parkway in late afternoon
October 14, 1937

70. Looking off toward Obida
October 14, 1937

71. Parkway--good example flat slopes and gutter
October 14, 1937

72. Parkway in Late Afternoon
October 14, 1937

73. Mountain home site near parkway
October 14, 1937

74. Mountain home site
October 14, 1937

75. Parking Overlook
November 1937

76. Overcast Material
December 15, 1937

77. Overcast material (distant) and fill (foreground)
December 15, 1937

78. Careful and careless land use
May 7, 1938

79. Site for proposed parking area
August 1, 1938

80. North end of former tunnel
November 5, 1938

81. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-E
1939

82. Part of barn RAZED
January 20, 1939

83. Shed Former owner Don Bare
January 20, 1939

84. Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
May 25, 1939

85. Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
September 25, 1939

86. Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
September 25, 1939

87. Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
September 25, 1939

88. Before flood and PRA regrading
September 25, 1939

89. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
1940s

90. Pole Spring House Brown Large room and loft Bldg# 295
1940s

91. The Lump
1940s

92. South Portal Tanbark Ridge Tunnel
1940s

93. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #396
1940

94. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #396
1940

95. Old house and shed
1940s

96. Preacher Jesse Brown's House (Old log cabin) Bldg# 294
1940s

97. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
1940s

98. 60 foot cut Great quantities of natural ground water have caused much trouble in this cut
July 8, 1940

99. Burnt car found on Sec 2E. Full report by Ranger Coombs
July 19, 1940

100. Burnt car found on Sec 2E
July 19, 1940

101. Parkway slopes
July 26, 1940

102. 60 foot cut: Great quantities of natural ground water cause trouble in this cut
July 26, 1940

103. Parkway Slopes
July 26, 1940

104. Parkway slopes
July 26, 1940

105. Portion of Rock Cliff and overhand at proposed parking overlook
July 27, 1940

106. Flood damage. Slide started above Parkway
August 17, 1940

107. Flood Damage
August 17, 1940

108. Jesse Brown Log Spring House Bldg #295
1941

109. Soil Erosion
1941

110. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
1940s

111. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
1940s

112. Wall and steps - Pedestrian overlook at Falls
June 30, 1941

113. Steps - Pedestrian Over look at Falls
June 30, 1941

114. Top and inside of wall. Sample section of guard wall.
July 1, 1941

115. Back of wall. Sample section of guard wall
July 1, 1941

116. Pasture Restoration (after) Beng, N.C.
July 26, 1941

117. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

118. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

119. Gully control (afer)
July 26, 1941

120. Pasture Restoration (After)
July 26, 1941

121. Gully Control (after) Beng, N.C.
July 26, 1941

122. Pasture Restoration (after) Watson's land Beng, N.C.
July 26, 1941

123. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

124. Gully and sheet erosion work completed
August 1941

125. Severe sheet and some gully erosion (before)
August 1941

126. Gully and sheet erosion (work started)
November 1941

127. Severe sheet and some gully erosion (after) see neg# 5436
November 1941

128. Gully and sheet erosion (mulching with pine)
November 1941

129. Shows active gully and sheet erosion (before)
November 1941

130. Gully control (after) Beng, N.C.
November 1941

131. Gully and Sheet Erosion
July 1, 1942

132. Cascades Overlook
September 11, 1942

133. Cascades
September 11, 1942

134. Cascades Overlook
September 11, 1942

135. Cascades Overlook
September 11, 1942

136. Cascades
September 11, 1942

137. Potential meadow choked with brush
July 2, 1944

138. Haying - an important part of the farm picture
July 4, 1944

139. Good crop land
July 4, 1944

140. Part of 2400' of four strand barbed wire fence constructed by Permittee (Mr. Vannoy).
July 4, 1944

141. Detail of good corner bracing on the fence built by Mr. Vannoy
July 4, 1944

142. "Before picture" shows close-up of severe sheet erosion. "After picture" neg #5443
August 1944

143. Gully and sheet erosion.
August 1944

144. Gully and sheet erosion
August 1944

145. Phoenix Mountain Parking Overlook
1946

146. View From the Lump Parking Overlook
June 1946

147. Overpass at Horse Gap
June 1946

148. The Cascades at Tompkins Knob Area
October 1946

149. The Cascades
October 1946

150. The Cascades
October 1946

151. The Cascades at Tompkins Knob Area
October 1946

152. Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-E
1947

153. During preparatory grading before planting
October 30, 1947

154. Fog in Valley
December 13, 1947

155. Cascades
1950

156. Cascades
1950

157. Storm Scene
June 1950

158. Elk Mountain Parking Overlook
1953

159. Nature Trail Label. Plastic laminated label on metal standard
June 1956

160. Self-Guiding Trail Label Cascades Trail
April 26, 1957

161. Milepost on BRParkway
April 3, 1959

162. Parkway Milepost marker
April 3, 1959

163. Trail Register Box
May 20, 1960

164. Civil War Trench Middle of three
October 9, 1962

165. Civil War Trench - lowest of three
October 9, 1962

166. Civil War Trench - lowest of three, Deep Gap
October 9, 1962

167. Roadside Exhibit E.B. Jeffress Park
June 1968

168. Roadside exhibit E.B. Jeffress Park
June 1968

169. Roadside exhibit
June 1968

170. Dedication Ceremonies E.B. Jeffress Park Dir. Hartzog, speaker
June 27, 1968

171. Dedication Ceremonies, E.B. Jeffress Park, Dir Herzog, speaker
June 27, 1968

172. Dedication ceremonies E.B. Jeffress Park
June 27, 1968

173. Dedication ceremonies E.B. Jeffress Park Mr. Carl Jeffress, speaker
June 27, 1968

174. Dedication ceremonies E.B. Jeffress Park Supt Liles speaker
June 27, 1968

175. Roadside Exhibit - E.B. Jeffress Park
June 27, 1968

176. Dedication ceremonies E.B. Jeffress Park
June 27, 1968

177. Dedication ceremonies E.B. Jeffress Park
June 27, 1968

178. Dedication Ceremonies-E.B. Jeffress Park
June 27, 1968

179. Dedication ceremonies E.B. Jeffress Park
June 27, 1968

180. Roadside Exhibit - Elk Mountain Overlook
1969

181. Roadside Exhibit Elk Mountain Overlook
1969

182. Jesse Brown Cabin
August 1971

183. Cool Spring Baptist Church
August 1971

184. Jesse Brown Cabin, MP 272
August 1971

185. Cool Spring Baptist Church
August 1971

186. Sign - Tomkins Knob Overlook
August 1971

187. Jeffress Park
October 1971

188. Cool Spring Baptist Church (No. 296)
August 9, 1973

189. Jesse Brown Cabin (No. 294)
August 9, 1973

190. Jesse Brown Cabin (No. 294)
August 9, 1973

191. Jesse Brown Springhouse
August 10, 1973

192. Trenches from Civil War
November 29, 1973

193. Jesse Brown Cabin
November 29, 1973

194. Jesse Brown Cabin
November 29, 1973

195. Cool Springs Baptist Church (Jesse Brown)
November 29, 1973

196. Jesse Brown Springhouse
November 29, 1973

197. Sign at Deep Gap
November 29, 1973

198. Trenches from Civil War
November 29, 1973

199. Jesse Brown Cabin - Bldg. #294
August 20, 1975

200. Jesse Brown Cabin - Bldg. #294
August 20, 1975

201. Jesse Brown Cabin Bldg. #294
August 20, 1975

202. Jessee [sic] Brown Cabin Bldg. #294
August 20, 1975

203. Jessee [sic] Brown Cabin - Bldg. #294
August 20, 1975

204. Jesse Brown Cabin Bldg. #294
August 22, 1975

205. Cool Spring Baptist Church Bldg. #296
August 22, 1975

206. Cool Springs Baptist Church Bldg. @#296
August 22, 1975

207. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg. #296
August 22, 1975

208. Jesse Brown Cabin - Bldg. #294
August 22, 1975

209. Jesse Brown Cabin - Bldg. #294
August 22, 1975

210. Jesse Brown Cabin - Bldg. #294
August 22, 1975

211. Jesse Brown Cabin - Bldg. #294
August 22, 1975

212. Cool Spring Baptist Church Bldg. #296
August 22, 1975

213. Jessee [sic] Brown Springhouse - Bldg. #295
August 22, 1975

214. Cool Springs Baptist Church Bldg. #296
August 22, 1975

215. Jessee [sic] Brown Cabin Bldg. #294
August 22, 1975

216. Cool Springs Baptist Church Bldg #296
August 22, 1975

217. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

218. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

219. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

220. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

221. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

222. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

223. Hampton Ashley Trespass Sketch

224. Abutment wall Bridge

225. Roe House after moving by State. Fee simple line just beyond house.
1880s

226. Deep Gap Panorama

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