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Title Base of "Big Lynn" the marrying tree, just prior to being felled in January 1965
Date January 11, 1965
Description Photograph shows the base of a tree known as "Big Lynn" and "the marrying tree" located in Little Switzerland, near section 2L of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Dale Sipes on January 11, 1965.
Location Location Name: Little Switzerland
Parkway Milepost: 330.8
Latitude: 35.849672
Longitude: -82.091147
Creator Individual Dale Sipes
Tags Big Lynn Tree
Little Switzerland (N.C.)
Photographs
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway