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Title Big Poplar Tree
Date September 28, 1940
Description Image shows a large poplar tree standing to the right of a paved road. There is a small slope upward on the left side of the road with scattered trees near the road and a more wooded area in the background. Image taken in section 1R of the Blue Ridge Parkway, between mileposts 155.3-165.3, in Floyd County, Va. Image taken by Edward H. Abbuehl on September 28, 1940.
Location Location Name: Section 1R
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.890358
Longitude: -80.262762
Creator Individual Edward H. Abbuehl
Tags Abbuehl, Edward H.
Floyd County (Va.)
Photographs
Trees
View of road
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway