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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Blue Ridge ParkwayYoung fiddlers from Scotland
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Historic Photographs of Parkway Construction
1930s Parkway photograph
An NPS Photo
America's love of the automobile fueled the drive for construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Graceful curves and old fences along the Parkway  

Did You Know?
Several of the early designers, architects, and engineers of the Blue Ridge Parkway worked together on New York's Westchester County Parkway, incorporating many of the same design elements.

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Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST