Luray in Page County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Construction of the Skyline Drive
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2011
1. Construction of the Skyline Drive Marker
Near this spot, on July 18, 1931, the ground-breaking ceremony for the Skyline Drive was conducted. This act began the eight-year construction of the 105-mile-long scenic roadway, which now stretches from Front Royal to Waynesboro, Virginia.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1917.
Location. 38° 35.202′ N, 78° 23.005′ W. Marker is in Luray, Virginia, in Page County. Marker is on Skyline Drive (at milepost 42), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in Shenandoah National Park near the southern entrance to Skyland Resort. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Luray VA 22835, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shenandoah's Centerpiece (approx. 0.4 miles away); Prelude to a Park (approx. half a mile away); Stony Man Trailhead (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civilian Conservation Camp (approx. 0.8 miles away); A Home Away From Home? (approx. 1.7 miles away); Old Man in the Mountain (approx. 2.1 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 3.3 miles away); If These Walls Could Talk (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luray.
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Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2011
2. Construction of the Skyline Drive Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2011
3. Skyline Drive
Skyline Drive, a 105 mile road along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, forms the backbone of Shenandoah National Park.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2011
4. Highest Point on Skyline Drive
The highest point on Skyline Drive is located less than a mile north of the marker.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2011
5. Skyline Drive High Point Marker
on Drive
elevation 3680
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2011
6. Skyline Drive Viewed from Little Stony Man
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
