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Title Grandfather Mtn. Construction
Date October 23, 1973
Description Photograph of a Caterpillar bulldozer shoveling dirt during construction on the connector between Grandfather Mountain and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Grandfather Mountain
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.111239
Longitude: -81.8114991
Creator Individual C.E. Westveer
Tags Avery County (N.C.)
Bulldozers
Construction
Construction equipment
Grandfather Mountain (N.C.)
Photographs
Road construction
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway