Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Rock wall on side of road |
| Title Note | Vertical rock face and rough grade ahead from Station 588 |
| Date | August 23, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows an unpaved part of section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway curving around a natural rock wall. |
| Commentary | Vertical rock formation on side of road on Blue Ridge Parkway, ahead from Station 588, in section 2A. Picture taken August 23, 1936 by W.D. Stanton. Picture from the North Carolina State Archives. Workmen had to build Blue Ridge Parkway roads around the sides of mountains, many times using the natural environment as part of the road, including rocks. Sometimes these rock walls can become dangerous, creating rock slides on the roads. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 227 Parkway Milepost: 227.0
Latitude: 36.461685
Longitude: -80.992802 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Photographs Road conditions Roads Rock cuts Rocks View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
