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Title Peaks of Otter Visitor Center
Date May 1959
Description Image shows two people sitting near a wooden fence. The Peaks of Otter Visitors Center and the Blue Ridge Mountains are visible in the background of the image. Image was taken near milepost 85.5, near where Section 1J meets Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Jack E. Boucher in May 1959.
Location Location Name: Milepost 85
Parkway Milepost: 85.0
Latitude: 37.453531
Longitude: -79.598239
Creator Individual Jack E. Boucher
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Fences
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Visitors' centers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway