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Title Old Hotel Mons Showing Building Layout
Date February 15, 1960
Description Image shows the grounds and buildings of the Hotel Mons. There are people and a few automobiles visible in the midground of the image. The caption at the bottom of the image reads "Panorama of Mons and Cottages".

The image shown here was copied from a booklet that was borrowed from Hunter Miller of Bedford, Virginia. It was copied on February 15, 1960. The original booklet was printed by J.P. Bell Co, Inc. Lynchburg, Virginia, and was likely printed sometime around 1924. The Hotel Mons was located in the Peaks of Otter area, near to what is now milepost 85.5 of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Unknown
Tags Automobiles
Bedford County (Va.)
Fences
Hotels
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway