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Title View Sharp Top Mountain sign
Date June 1959
Description Image shows a park ranger standing near 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 which appear to have been scratched into the wood. Sharp Top Mountain and the surrounding land are 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 June 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.)
Park rangers
People
Photographs
Scenic overlooks
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Signs and signboards
Vandalism
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway