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Title Comfort Station
Date August 1973
Description Image shows the exterior of a wooden comfort station. There is a door and a window under a covered entry area on one wall of the building. The structure is set in a grassy area with trees around it. In the foreground of the image, a drinking fountain made of stone is visible. The image was taken at the Peaks of Otter picnic area, near milepost 86 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Robert G. Bruce in August 1973.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter Picnic Area
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.441469
Longitude: -79.596461
Creator Individual Robert G. Bruce
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Comfort stations
Drinking fountains
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Picnic grounds
Stonemasonry
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway