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Title | Visitors eating lunch in shelter |
Date | 1950s |
Description | A dark photograph of vistors to Cumberland Knob eating in a shelter. Taken circa 1950 by an unknown photographer at milepost 217.5. |
Commentary | Cumberland Knob is the starting point of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. It has an elevation of 2,858 feet (871 meters.) |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 217 Parkway Milepost: 217.0
Latitude: 36.560486
Longitude: -80.911688 |
Creator Individual | Unknown |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Cumberland Knob (N.C.) Photographs Recreational areas Shelters |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |