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Title Peaks of Otter Visitor Center Sign
Date May 19, 1959
Description Image shows a wooden sign set near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The sign has an arrow pointing toward the Peaks of Otter visitor center, and it reads "Peaks of Otter Visitor Center - Wayside Museum". Flat Top Mountain is visible in the background of the image. A note with the image indicates that it was taken for possible use in a sign manual. The image was taken near milepost 86 in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Jack E. Boucher and Donald H. Robinson on May 19, 1959.
Location Location Name: Milepost 86
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.444858
Longitude: -79.611066
Creator Individuals Jack E. Boucher
Donald H. Robinson
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Flat Top Mountain (Va.)
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Signs and signboards
View of road
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway