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Title Early Construction
Title Note negative 9944, classification no. 625.10
Date July 29, 1936
Description Distant view of construction of road near Doughton Park at milepost 240, section 2C of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by W.D. Stanton on July 29, 1936.
Location Location Name: Milepost 240
Parkway Milepost: 240.0
Latitude: 36.433205
Longitude: -81.163663
Creator Individual W.D. Stanton
Tags Alleghany County (N.C.)
Construction
Landscape
Photographs
Road conditions
Road construction
Scenery
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway