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Title Bluffs Lodge Interior Single Room
Title Note Negative 350
Date 1952
Description Interior of a single room in Bluffs Lodge in Doughton Park, off of Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by Abbie Rowe, 1952.
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: Doughton Park
Parkway Milepost: 241.0
Latitude: 36.40596
Longitude: -81.17425
Creator Individual Abbie Rowe
Creator Organization National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway
Tags Alleghany County (N.C.)
Bluff Park (N.C.)
Bluffs Lodge (N.C.)
Doughton Park (N.C.)
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Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway