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| Title | Brinegar Cabin Parking Area |
| Title Note | Dressing fill slopes across Parkway |
| Date | January 1942 |
| Description | Construction equipment performing work on the construction of the parking area for Brinegar Cabin. Brinegar Cabin is located on milepost 238.5 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. Photocard reads "Dressing fill slopes across the parkway." |
| Commentary | Brinegar Cabin was the home of Martin and Caroline Brinegar. The Brinegar Cabin is a weather boarded log cabin with a frame shed addition, all covered by a hand-split wood shake roof. |
| Location |
Location Name: Brinegar Cabin Parkway Milepost: 238.0
Latitude: 36.4187411
Longitude: -81.1456417 |
| Creator Individual | Kenneth McCarter |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Automobile parking Brinegar Cabin (N.C.) Brinegar, Martin and Caroline Construction equipment Doughton Park (N.C.) Machinery Photographs Tractors |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
