Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Construction Slope |
| Date | December 15, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows cleared pathway on a hillside with construction vehicles visible in the background, section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | This picture was taken in winter of 1936, shortly after construction began on section 2M in the summer of 1936. This section was not completed and open to the public until 1940. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.788139
Longitude: -82.167372 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Construction equipment
Land construction Landscape Photographs Slope clearing Vehicles |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
