Virginia
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah is a scenic Blue Ridge park built for automobile access, but its beauty was created alongside forced relocation, segregated facilities and massive New Deal construction. This guide pairs overlooks and meadows with the people who lived, vacationed and worked here before and after the park was established.
Stories in Shenandoah National Park
- Dickey Ridge — Designing a Park for Eastern Motorists
- Marys Rock Tunnel — Skyline Drive as New Deal Engineering
- Skyland — Tourism Was Here Before the National Park
- Byrd Visitor Center — The Park Was Created by Removing Communities
- Big Meadows — A Natural Opening With a Political Stage
- Rapidan Camp — A Presidential Retreat During Crisis
- Lewis Mountain — Segregation Inside a National Park
- Appalachian Trail — Trail Builders Versus the Automobile