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Title Ramsey Cabin as restored at Humpback Rocks by NPS, 1952-1953
Date December 1952
Description A detail of the Ramsey Cabin fireplace framing, showing a hewn locust jamb pegged to log walls with square locust pegs. The image was taken at the Humpback Rocks Visitors Center and Mountain Farm, near milepost 5.8 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The cabin was originally located near milepost 50, near where Section 1F meets Section 1G of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This image was taken in December 1952 by C.S. Grossman.
Location Location Name: Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm
Parkway Milepost: 5.8
Latitude: 37.970833
Longitude: -78.898333
Creator Individual C.S. Grossman
Tags Cabins
Fireplaces
Humpback Rocks (Va.)
Photographs
Rustic cabins
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway