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Title Parkway near Peaks of Otter
Title Note Looking north from near site of old Hotel Mons.
Date May 1959
Description Image shows a length of wooden fence running along a stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. There is grass at either side of the road, and a few trees are located near the road. Image was taken in the Peaks of Otter Area, near milepost 85.6 in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image 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.)
Photographs
View of road
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway