Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Ahead on Line |
| Date | November 11, 1936 |
| Description | Construction on line of road at milepost 235, section 2C on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by "GWW" on November 11, 1936. |
| Commentary | This section of the Blue Ridge Parkway was constructed between December 1935 and December 1937. Various federal and state agencies including the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Bureau of Public Roads, helped in the parkway's construction. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 235 Parkway Milepost: 235.0
Latitude: 36.441286
Longitude: -81.095569 |
| Creator Individual | G.W.W. |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Construction Photographs Roads Rock cuts Rocks Wilkes County (N.C.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
