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Title Construction cut south of Roanoke
Date June 1959
Description The image shows the earthwork construction path for a road across a wooded hillside. There is also heavy cloud cover over the area. The photograph was taken by Jack E. Boucher during June 1959 south of Roanoke, Virginia, at milepost 125 in section 1N of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Milepost 125
Parkway Milepost: 125.0
Latitude: 37.197018
Longitude: -80.009345
Creator Individual Jack E. Boucher
Tags Construction
Photographs
Road construction
Roanoke County (Va.)
Roanoke (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway