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Title Choked Inlet
Date February 27, 1945
Description Image shows a drain inlet near the bottom of a slope. The inlet is partially covered by a wooden board. The earth near the top of the inlet appears to be slightly eroded, and the board may be set up to stop more land from eroding into the inlet. The image was taken near station 176 and milepost 88, in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Sam P. Weems on February 27, 1945.
Location Location Name: Milepost 88
Parkway Milepost: 88.0
Latitude: 37.46179
Longitude: -79.633879
Creator Individual Sam P. Weems
Tags Botetourt County (Va.)
Drainage
Erosion
Photographs
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway