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Building the Blue Ridge Parkway

By Hall , Karen J.;Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN
9781439619391, 9780738552873, 0738552879, 1439619395
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
48 MB (50482475 bytes)
Series
Images of America
Pages
chiefly illustrations\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
United States;Pictorial works;History;Blue Ridge P

Description

AThe Blue Ridge Parkway began as a dream in the late 1800s and became reality in 1983 when the 469-mile scenic highway was completed. Construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway began in September 1935 at Cumberland Knob. Heavy construction was done by contractors who won bids for the different projects along various sections of the parkway. Civilian Conservation Corps troops took care of the roadsides, landscaping, and structure building. As part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, this project was intended to provide jobs throughout the region. Images of America: Building the Blue Ridge Parkway contains approximately 200 construction photographs of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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