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Title Bluff Park Wild Cat Rocks from across Caudill Valley
Date April 1947
Description A view of Wildcat Rocks from across Caudill Valley. Taken by "ASB" (A.S. Burns) in April 1947 at milepost 243.4.
Commentary This area is located in what was then Bluffs Park, but has since been renamed Doughton Park. The Caudill Valley is named after the Caudill family that settled in the area in the late 19th century. They resided in the preserved Caudill cabin located at the base of Wildcat Rocks.
Location Location Name: Wildcat Rocks Overlook
Parkway Milepost: 238.6
Latitude: 36.430292
Longitude: -81.175177
Creator Individual A.S. Burns
Tags Alleghany County (N.C.)
Bluff Park (N.C.)
Bluff Recreational Area (N.C.)
Doughton Park (N.C.)
Photographs
Wildcat Rocks (N.C.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway