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Title Early Construction
Title Note negative 9938, classification no. 625.10
Date July 23, 1936
Description Workmen using machinery to construct road or bridge near milepost 217, section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by W.D. Stanton on July 23, 1936.
Location Location Name: Milepost 217
Parkway Milepost: 217.0
Latitude: 36.560486
Longitude: -80.911688
Creator Individual W.D. Stanton
Tags Alleghany County (N.C.)
Bridge construction
Bridges
Construction
Construction equipment
Photographs
Road conditions
Road construction
Road damage
Roads
Rocks
Scenery
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway