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Title NPS Concessions Service Sign
Title Note To show concession type of sign
Date February 6, 1957
Description Image of a sign describing nearby concessions in the Mabry Mill area near milepost 176.1, section 1T of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Vertically, the main sign post reads "Ahead." There are four signs attached to the main post that read "Drinks/Lunches/Water-Ground Cornmeal-Closed." The sign is to the right of the road. Image also shows a car preparing to turn on to the road. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters. Photographed by Sam P. Weems and H.B. Stricklin on February 6, 1957.
Location Location Name: Mabry Mill (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 176.1
Latitude: 36.75
Longitude: -80.404722
Creator Individuals Sam P. Weems
H.B. Stricklin
Tags Automobiles
Floyd County (Va.)
Mabry Mill (Va.)
National park concessions
Photographs
Signs and signboards
View of road
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway