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Title Comfort Station
Date May 12, 1965
Description Image shows the exterior of a cement and wood comfort station. The structure is set in a grassy area surrounded by trees. Two walls of the structure are visible in the image, and there is one door on each of the walls. There is a man walking along a path near the structure. The image was taken at the Peaks of Otter campground, near milepost 86 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by W.E. Dutton on May 12, 1965.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter Campground
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.442561
Longitude: -79.603867
Creator Individual W.E. Dutton
Creator Organization United States Department of the Interior
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Campgrounds
Comfort stations
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway