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Title Slurry beside burn area - Sharp Top Fire
Date December 4, 1959
Description Image shows the ground and small trees in a wooded area of Sharp Top Mountain. There is slurry on the ground to protect the area from fire. The image was taken on Sharp Top Mountain, near milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Earl W. Estes, Jr. on December 4, 1959.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Earl W. Estes, Jr.
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway