Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| 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 |
| Creator Individual | Andy Kardos |
| Tags |
Floyd County (Va.)
Photographs Rakes Mill Pond (Va.) Roads Staircases |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
