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| Title | Drinking fountain in picnic area #3 |
| Date | 1940 |
| Description | Photograph shows a stone drinking fountain in picnic area #3 in Bluff Park (now Doughton Park) near mile post 240 in section 2C of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by J. E. V. in 1940. |
| Commentary | Although originally named Bluff Park, the park was renamed later for "Farmer Bob" Doughton, the "Father of the Blue Ridge Parkway". Robert Doughton lived from 1863 to 1954. He was a powerful United States Congressman from Alleghany County and served from 1911 to 1919. |
| Location |
Location Name: Doughton Park Parkway Milepost: 241.0
Latitude: 36.40596
Longitude: -81.17425 |
| Creator Individual | J.E.V. |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Bluff Park (N.C.) Doughton Park (N.C.) Drinking fountains Photographs Picnic grounds Stonemasonry Tourism |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
