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Title Grandfather Mountain from Parkway
Title Note Taken from Parkway near Linville
Date June 1946
Description Car driving on road near Linville, N.C., with peaks of Grandfather Mountain in the background, at milepost 306.6, section 2J of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by Abbie Rowe in June 1946.
Location Location Name: Section 2J
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.017117
Longitude: -81.880519
Creator Individual Abbie Rowe
Creator Organization National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway
Tags Automobiles
Avery County (N.C.)
Grandfather Mountain (N.C.)
Linville (N.C.)
Photographs
Roads
Scenery
View of road
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway