Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | N. W. Trading Post |
Date | July 1958 |
Description | Photograph shows the Northwest Trading Post building from across the roadway near Laurel Springs, North Carolina, in section 2D of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Donald H. Robinson in July 1958. |
Commentary | The sloped roof and long porch of the Northwest Trading Post building is in keeping with some of the older cabins that the National Park Service bought up along the Blue Ridge Parkway in order to maintain an authentic scenic look. |
Location |
Location Name: Northwest Trading Post Parkway Milepost: 258.0
Latitude: 36.343644
Longitude: -81.375559 |
Creator Individual | Donald H. Robinson |
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Northwest Trading Post (N.C.) Photographs Tourism |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |