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Title | Rakes Mill Pond Interpretive sign |
Date | April 1977 |
Description | Image of an interpretive sign for Rakes Mill Pond near milepost 162.4, section 1R of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sign reads "Rakes Mill Pond/The stone facing of the nearby mill dam/was built early in the 19th century by/one Jarman Rakes, miller. His operation/was notable for a scheme of advertising/that would credit a much later day./Rakes we are told allowed his customers/the sole privilege of fishing for brook/trout in his pond while they waited for/their grist./United States Department of the Interior/National Park Service." Photograph shows a road to the left of the sign and a descending staircase with railing to the right. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters. Photographed by Andy Kardos in April of 1977. |
Location |
Location Name: Rakes Mill Pond Parkway Milepost: 162.4
Latitude: 36.865919
Longitude: -80.284906 |
Creator Individual | Andy Kardos |
Tags |
Floyd County (Va.)
Photographs Rakes Mill Pond (Va.) Roads Staircases |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |