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Title Moonshine Still
Date 1950
Description Ranger or police officer observing an old moonshine still in the Bluffs (or otherwise known as Doughton Park). Still located near milepost 239, section 2C of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by Arthur Fawett in 1950.
Location Location Name: Bluffs
Parkway Milepost: 239.0
Latitude: 36.40596
Longitude: -81.17425
Creator Individual Arthur Fawcett
Tags Alleghany County (N.C.)
Law enforcement
Moonshining
Photographs
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway