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Title Edward's store
Title Note View looking down Rock Castle Gorge
Date July 1936
Description Image shows Edward's Store, as seen in the view looking down Rock Castle Gorge. There is an open field with a wooden fence, trees, and mountains in the background. Toward the center of the photograph a roof top is visible, and a straw hat can also be seen. Image taken by Albert S. Burns in July of 1936. Image taken at milepost 168.7 in section 1S of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Milepost 168
Parkway Milepost: 168.0
Latitude: 36.822371
Longitude: -80.342472
Creator Individual Albert S. Burns
Tags Building
Fences
Floyd County (Va.)
Photographs
Rock Castle Gap (Va.)
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway