BY JANE DUNLAP SATHE
The Daily Progress
Since Nelson County reopened the Blue Ridge Tunnel to the public in November, more than 30,000 visitors have taken the opportunity to walk back in time. A new documentary is giving armchair travelers an opportunity to do the same.
âThe Tunnel,â directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Wagner and produced by Ellen Casey Wagner for American Focus, will premiere on YouTube on Wednesday â St. Patrickâs Day â to pay homage to the Irish workers who dug and blasted the tunnel out of solid rock. At 9:30 p.m. March 23, the broadcast version will air on VPM PBS.
The Tunnel unites tales of Irish diggers, enslaved railroad builders and restoration
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