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Title Ramsey Cabin as restored by NPS, 1952-53
Date March 1953
Description Detail of rafter framing at the ridge of the Ramsey cabin. The rafters are half lapped and pinned with square locust pegs. The National Park Service moved the cabin from its original location near milepost 50 on the Blue Ridge Parkway for restoration at Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm. This photograph was taken in March of 1953 at the Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm.
Location Location Name: Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm
Parkway Milepost: 5.8
Latitude: 37.970833
Longitude: -78.898333
Creator Individual C.S. Grossman
Tags Architecture
Cabins
Humpback Rocks (Va.)
Photographs
Rustic cabins
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway