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Title Sharp Top Parking Widening
Date 1952
Description Image shows a man sitting in an automobile pulled near the side of a roadway. He appears to be looking at a map or a book. Sharp Top Mountain and the surrounding land are faintly visible in the background of this image. The image was taken at the Sharp Top overlook, near milepost 92.6 in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken by Abbie Rowe in 1952.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Overlook
Parkway Milepost: 92.6
Latitude: 37.4745798
Longitude: -79.6917049
Creator Individual Abbie Rowe
Tags Automobile parking
Automobiles
Bedford County (Va.)
People
Photographs
Scenic overlooks
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway