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Title | Root Cellar and Gear Loft on original site |
Title Note | Built by John C. Clark, 1881 |
Date | September 1952 |
Description | Image shows the west elevation of a log structure that was built by John C. Clark in 1881. The bottom portion of the wall is constructed of stone packed into a log frame, while the top half is constructed of logs. The roof on the structure is made of wooden shingles. From this elevation, it is possible to see that the first round of logs is supported at one end by posts and at the other end by the earth. This image was taken near milepost 36.4 in Section 1E of the Blue Ridge Parkway, at the original site of the structure. The building was disassembled and reconstructed at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center, near milepost 5.8 in Section 1B of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken by C.S. Grossman in September 1952. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 36 Parkway Milepost: 36.0
Latitude: 37.795853
Longitude: -79.212238 |
Creator Individual | C.S. Grossman |
Tags |
Cellars, Root
Farm buildings and land Interpretive development Photographs Rockbridge County (Va.) Stonemasonry |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |