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Title Mile High Overlook (1.3)
Date 1952
Description Photograph shows automobiles and people at a parking pull-off near Heintooga Spur near mile post 458.2 in section 2Y of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Sam P. Weems in 1952.
Location Location Name: Section 2Y
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.509889
Longitude: -83.179167
Creator Individual Sam P. Weems
Creator Organization National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway
Tags Automobile parking
Automobiles
Heintooga Spur (N.C.)
People
Photographs
Scenery
Scenic overlooks
Tourism
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway