Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Cut bank before grading |
| Date | 1939 |
| Description | Image of a slope cut into a hillside that rises up steeply from the side of the road to the top of an earth bank. The slope is covered with dirt and open earth, and scattered trees stand at the top of the bank. Image taken in section 1R of the Blue Ridge Parkway, between mileposts 155-165, in Floyd County, Va. Image taken in 1939. The photographer is unknown. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 1R Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.890358
Longitude: -80.262762 |
| Creator Individual | Unknown |
| Tags |
Floyd County (Va.)
Graded road Photographs Slopes (road cuts) Trees View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
