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| Title | Bluff Park Culvert Grassy Gap Road |
| Title Note | at Grassy Gap Road |
| Date | January 5, 1936 |
| Description | Bluff Park culvert (or drain) on Grassy Gap Road, near milepost 240 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by RGH, January 5, 1936. Bluff Park is now known as Doughton Park. |
| Commentary | Originally known as the Bluffs, Doughton Park was named after Congressman Robert L. Doughton, a long-time advocate and supporter of the parkway. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 240 Parkway Milepost: 240.0
Latitude: 36.433205
Longitude: -81.163663 |
| Creator Individual | Robert G. Hall |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Automobiles Bluff Park (N.C.) Culverts Drainage Grassy Gap (N.C.) Photographs Roads Stone carving |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
