Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Fill settlement and slide |
| Date | 1951 |
| Description | Photograph shows a slope covered by loose rocks and fill in section 2Y of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken in 1951. |
| Commentary | The photo gives a good understanding of the physical terrain, made out of dirt and rocks than can detach, in spite of being covered by vegetation and trees. This section was subject to rock slides in 1951, then again in 1957. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2Y Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.509889
Longitude: -83.179167 |
| Creator Individual | Unknown |
| Tags |
Landslides
Photographs Rocks Rock slides |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
