Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Asheville Maint. Area (Before const. of permanent bldgs.) |
| Date | August 1956 |
| Description | Photograph shows automobiles, trucks, and temporary buildings at the Asheville Maintenance Site at mile post 382.3 near Oteen, North Carolina, in section 2Q of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Robert E. Howe in August 1956. |
| Commentary | The date of this photograph is 1956, four years after the completion of section 2Q. The maintenance area was being constructed in order to keep up the local sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway and fix any damages. These were important areas on the Blue Ridge Parkway where signs, vehicles, and equipment could be stored and easily accessed by National Park Service employees. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2Q Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.627472
Longitude: -82.493381 |
| Creator Individual | Robert E. Howe |
| Tags |
Automobiles
Maintenance Photographs Sheds Vehicles |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
