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Title Panning for Gold
Date 1955
Description Photograph of a man panning for gold, used in a gold exhibit at the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, located near milepost 331 in section 2L of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken in 1955.
Location Location Name: Museum of North Carolina Minerals
Parkway Milepost: 331.0
Latitude: 35.853343
Longitude: -82.051997
Creator Individual Unknown
Tags Exhibitions
Geology
Museum of North Carolina Minerals (N.C.)
Museums
People
Photographs
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway