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Title Naturalist with youngsters on Sharp Top
Date August 8, 1959
Description Image shows a park naturalist leading a group of three people up a stone staircase. There are large boulders at one side of the staircase, some of which have been marked with graffiti in the form of initials. The image was taken on Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter, near milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Earl W. Estes, Jr. on August 8, 1959.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Earl W. Estes, Jr.
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Boulders
Park rangers
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Staircases
Stonemasonry
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway