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Title Bull Creek Valley sign
Date October 22, 1979
Description Photograph of an interpretive sign at the Bull Creek Valley overlook, located at mile post 373 in section 2P of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sign reads "View, Bull Creek Valley. The last buffalo seen in this locality was killed nearby in 1799 by Joseph Rice, an early settler. Elev. here - 3483."
Location Location Name: Milepost 373
Parkway Milepost: 373.0
Latitude: 35.659758
Longitude: -82.450196
Creator Individual C.E. Westveer
Tags Altitudes
Bull Creek Valley (N.C.)
Buncombe County (N.C.)
Interpretive development
Photographs
Scenic overlooks
Signs and signboards
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway