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Title Chicken House, Humpback Rocks Pioneer Farm Bldg No. 273
Date July 1973
Description Image of the exterior of a chickenhouse, or "coop," located in the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm area near milepost 5.8, section 1B of the Blue Ridge Parkway. In the photograph, the chickenhouse door is open. Also visible is a ramp with grip stripes extending out from the chicken hatchway. The structure appears to be comprised entirely of wood. Taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters. Photographed by F.A. Ketterson, Jr. on July of 1973.
Location Location Name: Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm
Parkway Milepost: 5.8
Latitude: 37.970833
Longitude: -78.898333
Creator Individual F.A. Ketterson, Jr.
Tags Farm buildings and land
Humpback Rocks (Va.)
Nelson County (Va.)
Photographs
Structures
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway