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Title Shelter
Date May 7, 1937
Description Image shows a shelter under construction in Rocky Knob Park. The shelter is made of stone, and wooden scaffolding wraps around the exterior wall. A worker stands on the roof of the shelter facing away from the camera. Image taken by Robert G. Hall on May 7, 1937. Image taken near milepost 168.5 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Rocky Knob Park in Floyd County, Va.
Location Location Name: Milepost 168
Parkway Milepost: 168.0
Latitude: 36.822371
Longitude: -80.342472
Creator Individual Robert G. Hall
Tags Construction
Construction equipment
Floyd County (Va.)
Photographs
Rocky Knob (Va.)
Shelters
Stonemasonry
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway