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Title Logging Railroad
Date July 22, 1974
Description Image shows a view along the tracks of the Irish Creek Railway. The ties are made of wood, and in this image there is a small section of the tracks where the entire area between the rails is filled with wooden boards. The image was taken near the Yankee Horse Ridge Parking Area, near milepost 34.4 in Section 1E of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by C.E. Westveer on July 22, 1974.
Location Location Name: Yankee Horse Ridge Parking Area
Parkway Milepost: 34.4
Latitude: 37.0
Longitude: -79.179444
Creator Individual C.E. Westveer
Tags Photographs
Railroads
Rockbridge County (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway