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Title Fill Slide
Date April 5, 1957
Description Workmen standing at the road damage of a "fill slide" near Asheville, N.C. and milepost 377, section 2Q off of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Milepost 377
Parkway Milepost: 377.0
Latitude: 35.649673
Longitude: -82.4864
Creator Individual Robert E. Howe
Tags Asheville (N.C.)
Fills (Earthwork)
People
Photographs
Road conditions
Road construction
Road damage
Roads
Rock slides
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway