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Title Reconstruction of Mathews [Matthews] Cabin at Mabry Mill
Date November 26, 1956
Description Image of workers reconstructing the Matthews Cabin on the old Mabry house site in the Mabry Mill area near milepost 176.1, section 1T of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Two people can be seen working on the house, while another looks on. In front of the cabin, there are numbered crates filled with stone, presumably for the cabin's foundation and chimney. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters. Photographed by Earl W. Estes on November 26, 1956.
Location Location Name: Mabry Mill (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 176.1
Latitude: 36.75
Longitude: -80.404722
Creator Individual Earl W. Estes, Jr.
Tags Construction
Floyd County (Va.)
Mabry Mill (Va.)
People
Photographs
Residential building
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway