Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Perspective View of Proposed Blue Ridge Parkway |
Date | 1934 |
Description | Color Drawing of Perspective of Proposed Park to Park Highway through North Carolina; one of several maps developed by R. Getty Browning's office at the North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission in 1934 to support North Carolina's campaign to win the southern end of the Parkway route. Includes a variety of sights along the proposed parkway including Cumberland Knob, Grandfather Mountain, Linville Gorge, Mt. Mitchell, French Broad River, Mt. Pisgah, and Yellow Stone Falls. |
Creator Individual | C.M. Sawyer |
Creator Organization | North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission |
Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Design drawings Panoramic maps |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |