Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Directional sign for nearby towns |
Date | December 19, 1956 |
Description | Image of a sign on the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway advertising a turn ahead. The turn is for U.S. Route 52, which leads to Hillsville (8 miles away) and Mount Airy (14 miles away). The image also shows the road and the surrounding trees. Image was taken near milepost 199, near Fancy Gap, by Earl W. Estes, Jr. on December 19, 1956.
The sign reads: TURN AHEAD / HILLSVILLE 8 / POPULATION 656 ELEVATION 2570 / MOUNT AIRY 14 / POPULATION 7192 ELEVATION 1100 |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 199 Parkway Milepost: 199.0
Latitude: 36.668224
Longitude: -80.685249 |
Creator Individual | Earl W. Estes, Jr. |
Tags |
Carroll County (Va.)
Fancy Gap (Va.) Photographs Signs and signboards View of road |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |