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Title Azalea
Date September 1953
Description Image shows a close-up view of an azalea bush, with trees in the background. An open field is visible beyond the trees, and a road runs along the left side of the image. Image taken by Sam P. Weems in September of 1953. Image taken near Rocky Knob in Floyd County, Va., between mileposts 155-165 in section 1R of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Rocky Knob (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 168.2
Latitude: 36.819444
Longitude: -80.342222
Creator Individual Sam P. Weems
Tags Floyd County (Va.)
Photographs
Rocky Knob (Va.)
Shrubs
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway