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Title Comfort Station Bldg. #184
Date October 1957
Description Image shows the exterior of a wooden comfort station. Two walls of the structure are visible in the image. There is a door and a window under a covered entry area on one wall of the building, and there are four windows in a line along the other wall of the building. The structure is set in a grassy area with trees around it. The image was taken at the Peaks of Otter campground, near milepost 86 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken in October 1957.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter Campground
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.442561
Longitude: -79.603867
Creator Individual Clifton
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Campgrounds
Comfort stations
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway