Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | After Planting |
| Date | October 26, 1939 |
| Description | A view of the left side of the road where grading and planting has been completed. The earthwork has been completed and there are a few new trees on the slope, planted to slow soil erosion. Photograph taken by "MAB" on October 26, 1939, Section 2A Station 654+50 R/back milepost 229.2. |
| Commentary | This picture shows the final stages of construction in Section 2A. This picture was taken in October of 1939; construction was finished by December. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 229 Parkway Milepost: 229.0
Latitude: 36.45404
Longitude: -81.020626 |
| Creator Individual | Malcolm A. Bird |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Cumberland Knob (N.C.) Grading (Earthwork) Little Glade Bridge (N.C.) Little Glade Creek (N.C.) Photographs |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
