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Title Sharptop [Sharp Top]
Date June 8, 1961
Description Image shows an automobile driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway. There is a fence that runs alongside the road. Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter, is visible in the background of the image. The image is taken from a grassy area at the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and it is framed on either side by the trunk of a tree. Image taken near milepost 86 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway by Earl W. Estes, Jr. on June 8, 1961.
Location Location Name: Milepost 86
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.444858
Longitude: -79.611066
Creator Individual Earl W. Estes, Jr.
Tags Automobiles
Bedford County (Va.)
Fences
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway