Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Sign in Bluff Park looking south |
| Title Note | negative 7359 |
| Date | 1940 |
| Description | Sign in Bluff Park, looking south, near milepost 241, off of Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by "JEV" in 1940. |
| Commentary | Bluff Park is now Doughton Park (formerly known as the Bluffs) and was named after Congressman Robert L. Doughton because of his long time support for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Doughton Park includes meadows, pioneer cabins, and a diverse amount of wildlife. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 241 Parkway Milepost: 241.0
Latitude: 36.434141
Longitude: -81.175697 |
| Creator Individual | J.E.V. |
| Tags |
Access roads
Alleghany County (N.C.) Bluff Park (N.C.) Doughton Park (N.C.) Doughton, Robert Lee Photographs Roads Signs and signboards |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
