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Title Pisgah Nat'l Forest
Date January 1974
Description Photograph shows a sign at an overlook for Pisgah National Forest near milepost 350.4 in section 2N of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It reads: "The area before you is part of the 480,000-acre Pisgah National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture manages these lands for the best use of their timber, water, wildlife and recreation." Taken by Walter Brown in January 1974.
Location Location Name: Milepost 350
Parkway Milepost: 350.0
Latitude: 35.722456
Longitude: -82.219923
Creator Individual Brown
Tags Photographs
Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)
Scenery
Scenic overlooks
Signs and signboards
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway