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Title | Retaining Wall |
Date | 1940 |
Description | Construction of retaining wall on milepost 276-291, section 2F of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by A.S. Burns in 1940. |
Commentary | The retaining walls were often built with rubble embankments or cement. |
Location |
Location Name: Section 2F Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.207267
Longitude: -81.60265 |
Creator Individual | A.S. Burns |
Tags |
Construction
Photographs Retaining walls Slopes (dressed) Stone carving Watauga County (N.C.) |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |