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Title Historical Photos
Title Note Sharp Top Mountain
Date 1917
Description Image shows a group of boulders on Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter. There is a wooden staircase that leads to the top of the boulders, and there is a person standing on top of the boulders, holding a flag pole. The image was taken in 1917 in the Peaks of Otter area, near what is milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Unknown
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Boulders
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Staircases
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway