Shenandoah Overlook Poster Arizona Construction began on Skyline Drive

Construction began on Skyline Drive in 1931

Construction on the railroad began that year to haul lumber from the mountain to the mill in town

The park was finally dedicated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 2

The Hoh Rain Forest is also home to Roosevelt elk and banana slugs

President Franklin D

Shenandoah Overlook Poster Arizona Construction began on Skyline DriveProduct Details 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy Construction began on Skyline Drive in 1931. The idea was to have a road where eastern residents could have a mountain experience, and be home by nightfall. Construction continued in sections, the first of which was completed in 1934. The Civilian Conservation Corp or CCC helped by grading slopes on either side of the roadway, and by building the iconic stone walls seen along the many park overlooks.