Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Parkway south of Rocky Knob |
Date | May 1959 |
Description | Image shows a section of the finished Blue Ridge Parkway, south of Rocky Knob, Va. The road curves toward the right and a parking area for an overlook is on the left side of the road. A wooden rail fence is visible on the right side of the road. A car is driving away from the camera, and two cars and parked in the parking area. Image taken by Jack Boucher in May of 1959. Image taken near milepost 168.7 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 168 Parkway Milepost: 168.0
Latitude: 36.822371
Longitude: -80.342472 |
Creator Individual | Jack E. Boucher |
Tags |
Automobile parking
Automobiles Floyd County (Va.) Patrick County (Va.) Photographs Rocky Knob (Va.) Scenic overlooks View of road |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |