Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-W
1957

2. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-V
1957

3. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-G
1957

4. Slide, Sec. 2-Y-4, Sta. 117 + 30
February 4, 1957

5. Slide, Sec. 2-Y-4, Sta. 117 + 30
February 4, 1957

6. Slide, Sec. 2-Y-4, Sta. 117 + 30
February 4, 1957

7. Slide, Sec. 2-Y-4, Sta. 177 + 25, Old Slide Area
February 4, 1957

8. Slide, Sec. 2-Y-4, Sta. 177 + 25, Old Slide Area
February 4, 1957

9. Slide, Sec. 2-Y-4, Sta. 177 + 25, Old Slide Area
February 4, 1957

10. Slides
February 6, 1957

11. NPS Concessions Service Sign
February 6, 1957

12. Slide (from below)
February 6, 1957

13. Slide after Storm Damage
February 6, 1957

14. Old style Community Sign
February 6, 1957

15. Billboards
February 9, 1957

16. Billboards
February 9, 1957

17. Billboards
February 9, 1957

18. Billboards
February 9, 1957

19. Catawba Rhododendron, Rhododendron catawbiense
February 15, 1957

20. Catawba Rhododendron, Rhododendron catawbiense
February 15, 1957

21. Winter Scene in Craggies
March 10, 1957

22. Rhododendron-Curled leaves
March 10, 1957

23. Curled Purple Rhododendron Leaves
March 11, 1957

24. Curled Purple Rhododendron Leaves
March 11, 1957

25. Yellow Birch and purple rhododendron on exposed slope
March 12, 1957

26. Black Mountains from Three Ridges Overlook
March 12, 1957

27. Black Mountain from point just south of Big Laurel Gap
March 12, 1957

28. Yellow Birch in Winter
March 12, 1957

29. Ridge Junction of the Blue Ridge and Black Mountains from Green Knob
March 12, 1957

30. Black Mountain Range from Green Knob
March 12, 1957

31. Black Mountains from Bear Den Overlook
March 12, 1957

32. Blue Ridge Mountains Looking North from a Point near Big Laurel Gap
March 12, 1957

33. Flat Rock Trail Sign
March 12, 1957

34. Blue Ridge Mountains Looking North from a Point near Big Laurel Gap
March 12, 1957

35. Pisgah National Forest Sign
March 12, 1957

36. Flat Rock Trail Sign
March 12, 1957

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

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

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

40. Brinegar Cabin
March 15, 1957

41. Craggy Pinnacle and Craggy Dome in Winter
March 15, 1957

42. Blue Ridge Parkway Offers a Relaxing Mountain Vacation
March 17, 1957

43. Beech Tree
April 2, 1957

44. Beech Tree
April 2, 1957

45. Rock Slide
April 3, 1957

46. United Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial
April 3, 1957

47. Fill Slide-Photo #2 was taken about 3 minutes after photo #1 (Photo #2)
April 5, 1957

48. Fill Slide (Photo #1) Photo #2 was taken about 3 minutes after photo #1
April 5, 1957

49. Fill Slide
April 5, 1957

50. Fill Slide
April 5, 1957

51. Wildacres Tunnel
April 11, 1957

52. Craggy Pinnacle Aeriel Photo
April 24, 1957

53. Craggy Dome and Craggy Pinnacle
April 24, 1957

54. Black Mountain Gap Aerial Photo
April 24, 1957

55. Grass Bald on Craggy Flats
April 25, 1957

56. Bull Mountains
April 25, 1957

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

58. Pine Ridge
May 1957

59. Visitors at the Mountain Farm Cabin
May 5, 1957

60. Visitors at the Mountain Farm Cabin
May 5, 1957

61. Singecat Ridge
May 5, 1957

62. The Mill Flume
May 10, 1957

63. Little Switzerland Tunnel
June 4, 1957

64. South Twin Tunnel
June 4, 1957

65. Little Switzerland Tunnel
June 4, 1957

66. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
June 13, 1957

67. Roseboy Rhododendron
June 21, 1957

68. Rakes Mill Pond
June 21, 1957

69. Rosebay Rhododendron
June 21, 1957

70. Humpback Rocks Visitor Center
June 23, 1957

71. Mabry Mill
July 7, 1957

72. Sam Beard Picked to Head Highway Public Relations (page 2 of 2)
July 12, 1957

73. Sam Beard Picked to Head Highway Public Relations (page 1 of 2)
July 12, 1957

74. Bridge Construction
July 30, 1957

75. Bridge Construction
July 30, 1957

76. Lumber Drying Rack
August 21, 1957

77. Lumber Drying Rack
August 21, 1957

78. Bark Mill
August 21, 1957

79. Grist Mill
August 21, 1957

80. Mint Still
August 21, 1957

81. Saw Mill
August 21, 1957

82. Cane Mill and evaporating pan
August 21, 1957

83. Pioneer Exhibit Room
August 23, 1957

84. Pioneer Exhibit Room
August 23, 1957

85. Pioneer Exhibit Room
August 23, 1957

86. Lunch Room #262
September 1957

87. Mathews [Matthews] Cabin # 401
September 1957

88. Mathews [Matthews] Cabin # 401
September 1957

89. Lunch Room #262
September 1957

90. Mrs. Sharon Simons at Spinning Wheel
September 18, 1957

91. Mrs. Sharon Simons at Spinning Wheel
September 18, 1957

92. Sunlight streaming through deciduous trees and eastern hemlocks.
September 22, 1957

93. Minerals Museum
October 1957

94. Gas and Oil Building #353
October 1957

95. Sub-Maintenance Bldg. #367
October 1957

96. Comfort Station #130
October 1957

97. Radio sub-station Bldg #320
October 1957

98. Radio sub-station #319
October 1957

99. Comfort Station #132
October 1957

100. Radio sub-station #319
October 1957

101. Radio sub-station Bldg #115
October 1957

102. Radio sub-station #407
October 1957

103. Trail shelter #247
October 1957

104. Trail Shelter # 247
October 1957

105. Trail shelter #248
October 1957

106. Shops, Office Storage Bldg. #179
October 1957

107. Radio sub-station #407
October 1957

108. Office and Shops Bldg. #27
October 1957

109. Trail shelter #248
October 1957

110. Comfort Station #130
October 1957

111. Comfort Station #252
October 1957

112. Office and Shops, Bldg. #27
October 1957

113. Ridge Road Comfort Station #104
October 1957

114. Gas and Oil House #406
October 1957

115. Ridge Road Comfort Station #104
October 1957

116. Gas and Oil House #406
October 1957

117. Comfort Station #252
October 1957

118. Incinerator #349
October 1957

119. Shops, Office and Storage Bldg. #179
October 1957

120. Minerals Museum #119
October 1957

121. Office, shops and storage building #55
October 1957

122. Incinerator #349
October 1957

123. Office, shops & storage building #55
October 1957

124. Comfort Station Bldg. #184
October 1957

125. Sub-Maintenance Bldg. #367
October 1957

126. Pump House #88
October 1957

127. Radio sub-station #319
October 1957

128. Sub-Maintenance Building #367
October 1957

129. Office and Shops Bldg. #27
October 1957

130. Pump House #88
October 1957

131. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
October 10, 1957

132. Picnic Group
October 13, 1957

133. Visitors Enjoying Fall Color on Parkway
October 13, 1957

134. Campers
October 13, 1957

135. Parkway near Taylor Mountain Parking Overlook
October 19, 1957

136. The Parkway near Taylor Mountain Parking Overlook
October 19, 1957

137. Action Urged on Parkway Link (Page 2 of 2)
March 27, 1962

138. New Parkway Sections To Open Spectacular Views To Be Unveiled
April 21, 1959

139. Extension of Parkway Favored
June 23, 1961

140. Parkway Route Left To SHC
June 29, 1962

141. Sam P. Weems, Superintendent Blue Ridge Parkway
March 28, 1962

142. Old church about ready to fall down
October 1, 1937

143. Old church about ready to fall down
October 1, 1937

144. Highlands Attractions Assn. Backs Morton
March 28, 1962

145. Action Urged on Parkway Link (Page 1 of 2)
March 27, 1962

146. 57-Mile Parkway Link To Be Pushed (Page 2 of 2)
July 16, 1958

147. 57-Mile Parkway Link To Be Pushed (Page 1 of 2)
July 16, 1958

148. Bridge Construction
October 8, 1957

149. The Case Against Parkway Fees
March 15, 1958

150. Parkway Link
April 11, 1958

151. The Blue Ridge Trail
August 27, 1960

152. Early Construction
October 1, 1937

153. The 'Open Road' Not Always Open
April 14, 1962

154. Weems Says Parkway Link Will Be Open Next Spring
October 25, 1958

155. New Visitor Center Built Atop Grandfather Mountain
October 15, 1961

156. Tar Heel Solons to Fight Blue Ridge Parkway Tolls (page 2 of 2)
February 28, 1958

157. Tar Heel Solons to Fight Blue Ridge Parkway Tolls (page 1 of 2)
February 28, 1958

158. Parkway Proposal To Curb Tourism?
March 29, 1962

159. Sam P. Weems, Superintendent Blue Ridge Parkway
March 28, 1962

160. Parkway Extension Plan Eyed At Association Meet
December 6, 1961

161. Shouts Of Opposition Greet Toll Plan For Blue Ridge Parkway: Legislation Introduced To Halt Idea (Page 1 of 2)
February 28, 1958

162. Shouts Of Opposition Greet Toll Plan For Blue Ridge Parkway: Legislation Introduced To Halt Idea (Page 2 of 2)
February 28, 1958

163. Parkway Extension Survey Starts Soon
November 29, 1961

164. Mountain Or Molehill, Let's Move
April 14, 1962

165. Firm Here Issues Guide For Parkway Travelers
August 18, 1960

166. Ickes Removes Fears Of Radical Parkway Changes: Only Changes, If Any, To Be Made At End of Scenic Road (Page 2 of 2)
October 1, 1937

167. Ickes Removes Fears Of Radical Parkway Changes: Only Changes, If Any, To Be Made At End of Scenic Road (Page 1 of 2)
October 1, 1937

168. Completion Dates Of Parkway Links Revealed
October 11, 1959

169. Little Switzerland Area Boasts Many Top Tourist Attractions
July 27, 1958

170. Bridge Construction
October 8, 1957

171. Blue Ridge Parkway Construction Plans Include Asheville Section: Congress' Approval Is Anticipated
January 24, 1962

172. Stone Work on building near Sparta, NC.
October 1, 1937

173. Young Cow Elk
December 21, 1957

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