Blue Ridge Parkway | Large billboard sign on Highway US 221, just before Parkway turn-off - Intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway at U.S. Route 221 (near Blue Ridge, Va.)

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Title	Large billboard sign on Highway US 221, just before Parkway turn-off
Date	May 9, 1950
Description	This image shows the sign "You are approaching Blue Ridge Parkway", on US 221 near milepost 105 in section 1L. Cleared fields are visible in the background. The photograph was taken on May 8, 1950 by Elbert Cox. The text on the sign reads: "You are approaching / Blue Ridge PARKWAY / AMOCO Service / 34 MILES SOUTH ON PARKWAY"
Location	Location Name: Intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway at U.S. Route 221 (near Blue Ridge, Va.) Parkway Milepost: 105.5 Latitude: 37.355833 Longitude: -79.835278 see items nearby
Creator Individual	Elbert Cox
Tags	Billboards Botetourt County (Va.) Landscape Signs and signboards
Credit	Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway

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