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Title Thrasher accident of Sept 19, 1948
Date September 26, 1948
Description Image shows front of a wrecked automobile. The passenger side fender and the bumper are smashed, and the passenger side door is slightly ajar. A portion of the road or a driveway is visible behind the automobile. The image was taken near the intersection of Virginia State Route 43 and the Blue Ridge Parkway, near milepost 86 in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken by National Park Service Ranger H. V. Reynolds, Jr. on September 26, 1948.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual H.V. Reynolds, Jr.
Tags Automobiles
Bedford County (Va.)
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Traffic accidents
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway