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Title Slope for experiments 2 and 4 before work was done
Date July 23, 1943
Description Photograph shows a portion of a road and the hillside above it, located near station 1277. The image depicts fifteen workers which the card indicates are part of the conscientious objectors camp program. The photograph was taken on July 23, 1943.
Location Location Name: Milepost 7
Parkway Milepost: 7.0
Latitude: 37.961121
Longitude: -78.911628
Creator Individual W.A.J.
Tags Conscientious objectors
Landscape development
Photographs
Roads
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway