Blue Ridge Parkway

1. "Flat Top Manor" About time of completion (1898-1900)
Late 1890's

2. Scenic View from Cone Manor House
20th Century

3. Yonahlosse Rd.
20th Century

4. Sims Pond
20th Century

5. Dam
May 19, year unknown

6. View of Moses Cone House
20th Century

7. Cone Manor House
20th Century

8. Dam
May 19, year unknown

9. House, 5 rooms RAZED Bldg #120
20th Century

10. Dam
November, year unknown

11. Bass Lake, Cone Park
20th Century

12. Bridge
October 6, year unknown

13. View of Orchards & Bass Lake from Top of Flat Top Manor House
20th Century

14. Virgil US #60
20th Century

15. Water Wheel
20th Century

16. Dam
May 19, year unknown

17. Deep Gap US #60
20th Century

18. Water Wheel
20th Century

19. Bridge Construction
1930s

20. South tunnel portal
1930s

21. Bridge Construction
1930s

22. Dam Bed
1930s

23. Cold Spring Valley
1930s

24. Cold Spring Mtn.
1930s

25. Work on Pier #3
1930s

26. Bass Lake at Cone Park with boat house Spillway & dam in background
1930s

27. Construction of Pier #3
1930s

28. South tunnel portal
1930s

29. Near Aho
December 20, 1934

30. Blowing Rock
December 20, 1934

31. Near Aho
December 20, 1934

32. Near Aho Falls approx. 400 yds. from Pkwy
December 20, 1934

33. Cone Estate Panorama
December 20, 1934

34. Cone Estate
December 20, 1934

35. Cone Estate
December 20, 1934

36. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, panorama
December 20, 1934

37. Valley near Aho
December 20, 1934

38. Blowing Rock
December 20, 1934

39. Road Construction
June 3, 1955

40. Road Construction
June 3, 1955

41. Watkins Dome from air
June 19, 1935

42. Between Grandfather Mt and Blowing Rock, Present Road on Crest of Ridge-Proposed Parkway Location of Ridge Towards the North
June 19, 1935

43. Lake basin
June 2, 1936

44. Gwyn's rhododendron Smaller falls
June 2, 1936

45. Gwyn's rhododendron. Heavily wooded and rocky mountain stream
June 2, 1936

46. Gwyn's rhododendron Mountain stream
June 2, 1936

47. Mountain Lake Pale and wooded shore line
June 2, 1936

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

49. Tree wall
May 20, 1937

50. Erosion
May 20, 1937

51. Erosion
May 20, 1937

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

53. Early Construction
July 30, 1937

54. Parking overlook
August 18, 1937

55. Valley view from post office
August 18, 1937

56. Mountain home site
October 14, 1937

57. Grandfather Mountain
July 15, 1938

58. Overpass structure 2b-3 North Elevation Bridge over US 221 Roaring Gap
September 8, 1938

59. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-E
1939

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

61. Grandfather Mountain from Parkway
August 21, 1939

62. Before flood and PRA regrading
September 25, 1939

63. Before pictures. Looking north on parkway
1940s

64. Residential Building #210
1940s

65. Horseback Riding
1940s

66. Cone Manor House
1940s

67. Goshen Creek Viaduct
1940s

68. Culvert Headwall
1940

69. Tree Cutting Illegal
1940s

70. Caretaker - Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
1940s

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

72. Retaining Wall
1940

73. Heavy Slide
1940

74. Grading
1940

75. Proposed Grandfather Mountain
1940

76. Section 2F and Grandfather Mountain
1940s

77. Cragg Cabin
1940s

78. Heavy Fill
1940

79. Heavy Fill
1940

80. Observation Tower (Flat Top Mountain) and Mr. Ben Cone in White Suit
1940s

81. Cone Manor House
1940s

82. 60 foot cut Great quantities of natural ground water have caused much trouble in this cut
July 8, 1940

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

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

85. Parkway Slopes
July 26, 1940

86. Use made of land adjacent to Parkway during 1940 construction
July 27, 1940

87. Wall detail
July 27, 1940

88. 12' x 12' Box Culvert at Station 347
July 27, 1940

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

90. Site of future overpass at Station 477
July 27, 1940

91. Showing Location of Blowing Rock town dump
July 27, 1940

92. View from Blowing Rock Town Dump
July 27, 1940

93. Future Parkway Underpass Site at Aho Station
July 27, 1940

94. Blowing Rock Town power dam broken by rains of Aug 13, 1940
August 17, 1940

95. After rains of August 13, 1940
August 18, 1940

96. Stream Relocation
October 1, 1940

97. Connection of Parkway with County Road to Blowing Rock
October 1, 1940

98. 12' x 12' box culvert
October 1, 1940

99. Stream Relocation
October 1, 1940

100. Location of Proposed Parking Area
October 1, 1940

101. Location of proposed parking area
December 1, 1940

102. 12" x 12" box culvert
December 1, 1940

103. South Abutment, Grade Separation
June 30, 1941

104. Grade Separation, South Abutment
June 30, 1941

105. Proposed Location of Project 2-G near Blowing Rock
November 27, 1941

106. Proposed Location of Project 2-G near Blowing Rock
November 27, 1941

107. Proposed Location of 2-G
November 27, 1941

108. Line "A" near Ridge at Grandfather Mountain
December 8, 1941

109. Line "A" near Ridge at Grandfather Mountain
December 8, 1941

110. Proposed Location of Project 2-G near Blowing Rock
December 9, 1941

111. Proposed "A" Line of Section 2-G near Blowing Rock
December 9, 1941

112. Proposed "A" Line of Section 2-G near Blowing Rock
December 9, 1941

113. Proposed "A" Line of Section 2-G near Blowing Rock
December 9, 1941

114. Gully and Sheet Erosion
July 1, 1942

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

116. Bamboo Triplett Road Northwest from center line proposed runway
August 26, 1945

117. From right of way opposite Sta 455 left
August 28, 1945

118. East from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945

119. South along center line proposed runway
August 28, 1945

120. North along proposed runway
August 28, 1945

121. Toward Parkway, vicinity Sta 450, on crest of ridge from Abo-Boone road
August 28, 1945

122. From right of way opposite Sta 455 left
August 28, 1945

123. South along center line proposed runway
August 28, 1945

124. Northeast from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945

125. Southwest from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945

126. West from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945

127. Northeast from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945

128. From right of way opposite Sta 455 left
August 28, 1945

129. East from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945

130. From right of way opposite Sta 455 left
August 28, 1945

131. From right of way opposite sta 455 left
August 28, 1945

132. Grandfather Mt. Acquisition - Kelsey Proposal
1946

133. Boone, N.C.
1946

134. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp
July 1946

135. Illegal cutting of timber by Electric Corp.
July 1946

136. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp
July 1946

137. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp.
July 1946

138. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp.
July 1946

139. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp
July 1946

140. Illegal Timber Cutting by Electric Corp.
July 1946

141. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp.
July 1946

142. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp
July 1946

143. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp
July 1946

144. Laundry House and Servants Quarters Behind Flat Top Manor
July 13, 1947

145. Cone Estate Orchard, Small Lake and Bass Lake from the Manor House
July 13, 1947

146. Cone Estate Bass Lake
July 13, 1947

147. Cone Estate, showing Bass Lake, boat house, spillway, and dam
July 13, 1947

148. Cone Estate Bass Lake spillway and dam
July 13, 1947

149. Stable Rear of Cone Manor House
September 1948

150. Cone Manor House
September 1948

151. Observation Tower at Cone Estate
September 1948

152. Horse Stables at Cone Estate
September 1948

153. Interior of Cone Manor House
September 1948

154. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Parkway Craft Center
September 1948

155. Before Paving
September 1948

156. One of the Servant's Houses behind the Manor House
September 1948

157. In front of Parkway Craft Center
September 1948

158. Servant Quarters in Rear of Cone Manor House
September 1948

159. Stables at the Cone Estate
September 1948

160. Section 2F near Blowing Rock, N.C.
September 1948

161. Interior of Manor House
September 9, 1948

162. Cone Park Carriage Road
September 11, 1948

163. 2-F Viaduct
October 20, 1948

164. From Front of Flat Top Manor House - Orchards and Bass lake
1950s

165. Cone Park Display
1950

166. Residential Building #204
1950s

167. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
1950s

168. Fishing, Bass Lake, Cone Park
1950s

169. Fishing, Bass Lake, Cone Park
1950s

170. Bass Lake
1950s

171. Goshen Creek Bridge
1950

172. Gragg Cabin
1951

173. Gragg Cabin
1951

174. Weaving Demonstration
1952

175. Frances Goodrich Exhibit
1952

176. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park sign at Parkway Craft Center
1952

177. Frances Goodrich Collection
1952

178. Frances Goodrich Collection
1952

179. Sales Room
1952

180. Parkway Craft Center
1952

181. Cone Estate Weaving
1952

182. Sales Room, Parkway Craft Center
1952

183. Frances Goodrich Exhibit
1952

184. Sales Room
1952

185. Frances Goodrich Collection
May 1952

186. Pioneer Exhibit at Parkway Craft Center
May 1952

187. Frances Goodrich Exhibit
May 30, 1952

188. Flat Top Mountain Road
October 1952

189. Flat Top Mountain Road
October 1952

190. Flat Top Mountain Road
October 1952

191. Flat Top Mountain Road
October 1952

192. Entrance Sign, Cone Park
1953

193. Elk Mountain Parking Overlook
1953

194. Horseback Riding
September 1953

195. Parkway Craft Center
September 1953

196. Pipeline
April 28, 1955

197. Ranger Residence
May 15, 1955

198. Overpass Construction
May 17, 1955

199. Overpass Construction
May 17, 1955

200. Overpass Construction
May 17, 1955

201. Overpass Construction
May 19, 1955

202. Overpass Construction
May 19, 1955

203. Ranger Residence
May 25, 1955

204. Overpass
July 19, 1955

205. Grandfather Mt. (under construction)
August 1955

206. Grandfather Mt from Mayview Manor
August 1955

207. Grandfather Mt from Johns River Road
August 1955

208. Field Office and Storage Shed
August 10, 1955

209. Road Construction
October 12, 1955

210. Road Construction
May 21, 1956

211. Drainage Construction
May 29, 1956

212. Drainage Construction
May 31, 1956

213. Miss Mabel Bennett
June 1956

214. Whittling a Wooden Spoon
June 1956

215. Drainage Construction
June 5, 1956

216. Box Culvert
July 26, 1956

217. Box Culvert
July 27, 1956

218. Horseback Riding
August 1956

219. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-G
1957

220. Bridge Construction
July 30, 1957

221. Bridge Construction
July 30, 1957

222. Pioneer Exhibit Room
August 23, 1957

223. Sub-Maintenance Bldg. #367
October 1957

224. Sub-Maintenance Bldg. #367
October 1957

225. Gas and Oil House #406
October 1957

226. Gas and Oil House #406
October 1957

227. Bridge Construction
October 8, 1957

228. Bridge Construction
October 8, 1957

229. Dump Truck attempts to remove drift on Sec. 2-F
January 1958

230. Snow Drift
January 1958

231. Bridge Construction
January 23, 1958

232. Bridge Construction
January 23, 1958

233. Parkway
August 1958

234. Soiled Slope
September 9, 1958

235. Moses H. Cone Cemetery
September 19, 1958

236. View of Structural Steel
November 20, 1958

237. Dam
November 20, 1958

238. Dam
November 20, 1958

239. Milepost on BRParkway
April 3, 1959

240. Parkway Milepost marker
April 3, 1959

241. Concrete Placement
April 15, 1959

242. Concrete Mixing
April 15, 1959

243. Employee Quarters #424
June 1959

244. Employee Residence #423
June 1959

245. Deck Forming Operation
July 14, 1959

246. A bridge
November 1959

247. A large bridge
November 1959

248. Daniel Boone's Wilderness Crossing.
June 1960

249. Raven Rock Parking Overlook
June 1960

250. Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road Crossing
June 1960

251. Price Park Dam - from lower side
July 20, 1960

252. Price Lake
April 29, 1962

253. Price Lake
October 8, 1962

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

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

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

257. Roadside Easel Exhibit - Wilderness Road (Superceded)
May 9, 1963

258. Roadside Easel Exhibit - Wilderness Road (Superceded)
May 9, 1963

259. Roadside Easel Exhibit - Wilderness Road (Superceded)
May 9, 1963

260. Amphitheater
July 25, 1963

261. Amphitheater
July 25, 1963

262. Evening Program, Pete Harrington
July 25, 1963

263. Amphitheater
July 25, 1963

264. Bark of Eastern Hemlock
October 8, 1963

265. Price Lake
October 8, 1963

266. Amphitheater
March 1964

267. Nature Walk led by Steve Havnaer
July 1964

268. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park from Flat Top Road
July 1964

269. Nature Walk led by Steve Havnaer
July 1964

270. State Is Holding Title To Middle Right-Of-Way Across Grandfather Mtn.
January 28, 1965

271. Rear-Screen Amphitheater
July 15, 1965

272. Rear-Screen Amphitheater
July 15, 1965

273. Price Park Ampitheater
July 15, 1965

274. Cone Manor House Craft Center
July 1967

275. Roadside Exhibit Elk Mountain Overlook
1969

276. Roadside Exhibit - Elk Mountain Overlook
1969

277. The Wilderness Road, MP 285.1, superceded by "Boone's Trace"
August 1971

278. Male Servant's Quarters, Cone Manor
Summer 1972

279. Carriage House
Summer 1972

280. Flat Top Manor
Summer 1972

281. Sandy Flat Baptist Church
1973

282. Cone Manor House Repairs
1973

283. Sandy Flat Baptist Church
1973

284. Sandy Flat Baptist Church
1973

285. Sandy Flat Baptist Church
1973

286. Flat Top Manor House
Spring 1973

287. Flat Top Manor House
Spring 1973

288. Flat Top Manor House
Spring 1973

289. Demonstration of Loom Weaving by Mrs. Strothers
Spring 1973

290. Demonstration of Loom Weaving by Mrs. Strothers
Spring 1973

291. Sims House Building #219
August 9, 1973

292. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park Apple Barn Building #208
August 9, 1973

293. Moses H. Cone Apple Barn Building #208
August 9, 1973

294. Sims Barn Building #234
August 9, 1973

295. Henley Barn, Building #217
August 9, 1973

296. Henley House Building #5062
August 9, 1973

297. Sims Barn Building #234
August 9, 1973

298. Moses H. Cone Bridge over Bass Lake
August 9, 1973

299. Rail Fence at Cone Estate
October 19, 1973

300. Rail Fence at Cone Estate
October 19, 1973

301. Sign at Deep Gap
November 29, 1973

302. Sandy Flat Maintenance Area
April 22, 1974

303. Sandy Flat Maintainance Area
April 22, 1974

304. Summer Employees at Work
July 3, 1974

305. Summer Employees at Work
July 3, 1974

306. Price Park
August 1974

307. Flat Top Manor House
1975

308. View toward Cone Manor House from carriage house area
June 1975

309. Concessioner-operated carriage ride at Cone Manor
June 1975

310. View at Cone Manor House
June 1975

311. New Drain Field Site in Front of Male Servant's Quarter
June 1975

312. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

313. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

314. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

315. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

316. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

317. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

318. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

319. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

320. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

321. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

322. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

323. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

324. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

325. Water damage to Flat Top Manor
August 1975

326. Water damage to Flat Top Manor
August 1975

327. Water damage to Flat Top Manor
August 1975

328. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

329. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

330. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

331. Water Damage to Flat Top Manor House
August 1975

332. Flat Top Manor Windows Bldg. #359
August 22, 1975

333. Flat Top Manor Bldg. #359
August 22, 1975

334. Flat Top Manor Bldg. #359
August 22, 1975

335. Flat Top Manor Windows Bldg. #359
August 22, 1975

336. Flat Top Manor Windows Bldg. #359
August 22, 1975

337. Cone Park
Fall 1976

338. Cone Park Bass Lake
1976

339. Cone Park with Cone Mansion in the Background
1976

340. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

341. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

342. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

343. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

344. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

345. Flat Top Manor House Bldg #359
February 1976

346. Cone Apple Barn Bldg #208 South
April 1977

347. Cone Apple Barn Bldg #208 South
April 1977

348. From the Stock collection in Cone Park Apple Barn
June 1977

349. From the Stock collection in Cone Park Apple Barn
June 1977

350. Virgil US #60

351. Male Servants Quarters Cone Estate

352. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-H

353. Male Servant's Quarters, Cone Estate

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

355. Deep Gap Panorama

356. Deep Gap, looking west

357. Comfort Station

358. Grandfather Mtn. Area-Acquisition Map

359. Overlay Showing Lands Appropriated by NC - SHC for Middle Line - Jan. 1965

360. Parkway Location

361. Parkway Location Grandfather Mt.

362. Grandfather Mt. Lands Map

363. Cone Property

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