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Title Mrs. Johnson & Party on Parkway
Title Note Press Group on summit of Sharp Top
Date May 12, 1965
Description Image shows a group of people standing near the summit of Sharp Top Mountain. There are large boulders behind the group, and a wall constructed of stone surrounds the area where the group is standing. One man in the group is holding a video recorder, and he appears to be filming. The image was taken on Sharp Top Mountain, near milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by W.E. Dutton on May 12, 1965.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual W.E. Dutton
Creator Organization United States Department of the Interior
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Stonemasonry
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway