Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Parkway motor road blocked with snow, Motorist stalled, Damage to shoulder and slope |
| Date | March 1947 |
| Description | Parkway motor road blocked with snow with a motorist stalled on road and damage to shoulder and slope. Blocked road happening at milepost 217.6, station 55, section 2A on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by Richard H. Griggs in March 1947. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 217 Parkway Milepost: 217.0
Latitude: 36.560486
Longitude: -80.911688 |
| Creator Individual | Park Ranger Richard H. Griggs |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Automobiles Cumberland Knob (N.C.) Photographs Road blocks Road conditions Road damage Snow Weather |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
