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| Title | Sharp Top, from Sharp Top Overlook |
| Date | May 1959 |
| Description | Image shows a wooden sign that reads "View / Sharp Top Mt. / Dist. 5.6 mi. Elev. 3875 / Elev. here 2335". There is graffiti faintly visible on the sign, mostly in the form of names or initials that appear to have been scratched into the wood. Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter, is visible in the background of the image. The image was taken at the Sharp Top overlook, near milepost 92.6 in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Jack E. Boucher in May 1959. |
| Location |
Location Name: Sharp Top Overlook Parkway Milepost: 92.6
Latitude: 37.4745798
Longitude: -79.6917049 |
| Creator Individual | Jack E. Boucher |
| Tags |
Bedford County (Va.)
Photographs Scenic overlooks Sharp Top Mountain (Va.) Signs and signboards Vandalism |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
