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| Title | Masonry Wall Building |
| Title Note | Masonry wall building 449-70. |
| Date | April 22, 1937 |
| Description | Photograph shows workers constructing a stone cement wall on a rocky hillside in section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway, with construction equipment including a chute from mixer visible in center. |
| Commentary | Tunnel #1 is found in McDowell County in section 2M. The tunnels were often employed to reduce or eliminate the need for excessive landscaping. Most of the tunnels are lined with concrete or gunite, a pneumatic cement. Noted: chute from mixer down steep slope in center. Sub-contractor Janiero (on masonry) killed by sliding rock from left foreground on 4/26/1937, see 7-120-D |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.788139
Longitude: -82.167372 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Construction
Construction equipment Janiero Machinery Photographs Retaining walls Rock slides Stone carving Stonemasonry Tunnels Walls Workers |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
