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Title | Parking Overlook Sign |
Date | October 1959 |
Description | Image shows a wooden sign for Rock Castle Gorge standing at the edge of a parking lot, with a scenic overlook of the gorge in the background. The sign reads "View Rock Castle Gorge, elev. here 3195." Image taken by Donald H. Robinson in October of 1959. Image taken at Rock Castle Gorge near milepost 168.7 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, around the border of Floyd County and Patrick County, Va. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 168 Parkway Milepost: 168.0
Latitude: 36.822371
Longitude: -80.342472 |
Creator Individual | Donald H. Robinson |
Tags |
Automobile parking
Floyd County (Va.) Patrick County (Va.) Photographs Rock Castle Gap (Va.) Scenic overlooks Signs and signboards |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |