Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Overmountain Victory March |
| Date | October 19, 1975 |
| Description | Photograph of automobiles, horse trailers, horses and people at a grassy intersection near Gillespie Gap and milepost 331 in section 2L of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Peggy Thompson during the Overmountain Victory March held on October 19, 1975. The march commemorated the Revolutionary War Overmountain Men and the upcoming U.S. bicentennial. |
| Location |
Location Name: Gillespie Gap Parkway Milepost: 330.9 |
| Creator Individual | Peggy Thompson |
| Tags |
Automobiles
Gillespie Gap (N.C.) Horseback riding Intersections (roads) People Photographs |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
