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Title | Brinegar Cabin riving roof boards |
Title Note | Brinegar Cabin riving roof boards |
Date | January 1942 |
Description | Man breaking or tearing apart roof boards for the construction or re-construction of Brinegar Cabin. Brinegar Cabin is located on milepost 238.5, section 2C, near or in Doughton Park, off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by "KCM" in January 1942. |
Commentary | Martin Brinegar settled this cabin in 1885 and it was lived in until the land and cabin were purchased by the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1935. The cabin is still standing today and is on the National Register of Historic Places. |
Location |
Location Name: Brinegar Cabin Parkway Milepost: 238.0
Latitude: 36.4187411
Longitude: -81.1456417 |
Creator Individual | Kenneth McCarter |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Bluff District (N.C.) Bluff Park (N.C.) Brinegar Cabin (N.C.) Brinegar, Martin and Caroline Cabins Construction Doughton Park (N.C.) Logging Photographs Rustic cabins Workers |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |