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Title Picnic area #2 construction
Date January 27, 1937
Description Image shows a wooded area undergoing construction to become picnic area #2 on Rocky Knob Road. Downed trees are visible in the area, and a pile of timber is stacked against a tree toward the left side of the photograph. Image taken by Robert G. Hall on January 27, 1937. Image taken at milepost 168.5 in section 1S of the Blue Ridge Parkway, on Rocky Knob Road.
Location Location Name: Milepost 168
Parkway Milepost: 168.0
Latitude: 36.822371
Longitude: -80.342472
Creator Individual Robert G. Hall
Tags Construction
Floyd County (Va.)
Land construction
Picnic grounds
Rocky Knob (Va.)
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway