Greatest Single Feature...a Sky-line Drive: 75 Years of a Mountaintop Motorway - Softcover

Reed L. Engle

 
9780931606311: Greatest Single Feature...a Sky-line Drive: 75 Years of a Mountaintop Motorway

Synopsis

"The Greatest Single Feature...A Skyline Drive: 75 Years of a Mountaintop Motorway For 105 miles, the Skyline Drive moves across the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park. Millions have come to take this scenic ride since the Drive opened. Few people know the fascinating story behind the building of Skyline Drive. July 18, 2006 marked the 75th Anniversary of the groundbreaking ceremony to begin building Skyline Drive. Reed L. Engle, Park Resource specialist, tells the fascinating history of the building of this popular motorway and includes historic photos and postcards depicting the roadway in its early years.

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