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Title Slope during staking
Title Note Looking back (before planting)
Date 20th Century
Description Image shows a gravel road with a dirt-covered hillside sloping up to the right. Wooden stakes appear in the slope, possibly indicating where trees will be planted, and fully grown trees and grass appear in the background of the image. Image taken near milepost 145 and station 546+50, L., in section 1Q of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Franklin County, Va. Image taken by K.W.D. Date of image is unknown.
Location Location Name: Milepost 145
Parkway Milepost: 145.0
Latitude: 37.025
Longitude: -80.105556
Creator Individual K.W.D.
Tags Franklin County (Va.)
Graded road
Photographs
Slope clearing
Slopes (road cuts)
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway