Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | 10 Millionth Visitor Ceremony |
Title Note | Negative 8033 |
Date | October 29, 1968 |
Description | Assistant Superintendent Dover with Mr. and Mrs. Ermer at the junction of the Blue Ridge Parkway and US Highway 70 near Asheville, NC, 1968. |
Commentary | This image was taken from the National Park Service's Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by Don DeFoe. This couple was nominated as the 10 millionth visitors to the Parkway and received a dedication ceremony from the National Park Service to mark the event. In the background you can see the section of the Blue Ridge Parkway crossing US Highway 70, near Asheville, NC, October 26, 1968. |
Location |
Location Name: Intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway at U.S. Route 70 Parkway Milepost: 382.0
Latitude: 35.586439
Longitude: -82.47944 |
Creator Individual | Don DeFoe |
Tags |
Bridges
Ermer family National Park Service Photographs |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |