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Title Rocky Knob Park Shelter Overlook
Title Note Bldg #1 Built by CCC
Date May 1938
Description Image shows a wooden shelter with a stone chimney facing the camera. The front of the shelter faces away from the camera toward the right. The building was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Image taken in Rocky Knob Park, near milepost 168 in Section 1S of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken by Edward H. Abbuehl in May of 1938.
Location Location Name: Rocky Knob (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 168.2
Latitude: 36.819444
Longitude: -80.342222
Creator Individual Edward H. Abbuehl
Tags Abbuehl, Edward H.
Chimneys
Photographs
Rocky Knob (Va.)
Shelters
Stonemasonry
Wood
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway