Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Oral History Interview with Thomas Noland, July 24, 1996 |
| Date | July 24, 1996 |
| Description | Thomas Noland, a North Carolina native, worked as a surveyor on the Blue Ridge Parkway from 1934 to 1936. He describes the tasks of different members of the surveying crew and the weather conditions in which they worked. He also touches on details of room and board and salaries for surveyors. Noland also talks about the informal engineering education he received through surveying the parkway and how the experience was beneficial in his subsequent career. By reading portions of his diary throughout the interview, Noland also provides a detailed description of day-to-day life on the job. |
| Creator Individuals |
Alicia Gallant
Thomas Noland |
| Tags |
Surveying
Weather |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
