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Title Visitor Use, Peaks of Otter
Date October 1956
Description Image shows a parking area that is full of automobiles. There is a group of people lounging on a grassy slope near the parking area. Mountain peaks are visible in the background of the image. The image was taken in the Peaks of Otter area, near milepost 86 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Ralph Anderson in October 1956.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Ralph Anderson
Tags Automobile parking
Automobiles
Bedford County (Va.)
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway