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Title Pioneer Exhibit--"The Mountain People"
Date June 29, 1956
Description This image shows an exhibit at Humpback Rocks Visitor Center detailing the immigration history of the Appalachian dwellers, being predominantly Scotch-Irish and German. The image features diagrams and arrows to express the movements of these people. This photograph taken by Leslie P. Arnberger on June 29, 1956 near milepost 6 in Augusta County, Va., of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm
Parkway Milepost: 5.8
Latitude: 37.970833
Longitude: -78.898333
Creator Individual Leslie P. Arnberger
Credit United States Department of the Interior