Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Interp. Sign. Chicken Coop (currently located at Puckett Cabin) Frame Granary in background (razed). |
| Date | 1947 |
| Description | Image of an interpretive sign in the Mabry Mill area near milepost 176.1, section 1T of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sign reads "Mabry Mill/Built and operated from 1910 to/1935 by E.B. Mabry. This gristmill,/sawmill and the nearby blacksmith/shop illustrate the fact that, well/into the 20th century. Mountain/communities often depended upon/one man's ingenuity to create/machinery needed to produce many of the necessities of life./United States Department of Interior/National Park Service." There are two unidentified wooden structures behind the sign, as well as a split-rail fence. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters. Photograph was taken in 1947; photographer is unknown. |
| Location |
Location Name: Mabry Mill (Va.) Parkway Milepost: 176.1
Latitude: 36.75
Longitude: -80.404722 |
| Tags |
Fences
Floyd County (Va.) Interpretive development Mabry Mill (Va.) Photographs Signs and signboards Structures |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
