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Title | Brinegar Cabin, Bluff Park, East elevation chimney detail |
Date | November 1941 |
Description | Photograph shows detail of the chimney of the Brinegar Cabin near mile post 238.5 in section 2C of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by K. C. M. in November 1941. |
Commentary | The Brinegar Cabin was built in the 1880s. The National Park Service acquired the building and surrounding land in order to develop a site that would show visitors what the "quintessential mountain life" was like. It stands in what is now Doughton Park. |
Location |
Location Name: Brinegar Cabin Parkway Milepost: 238.0
Latitude: 36.4187411
Longitude: -81.1456417 |
Creator Individual | Kenneth McCarter |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Brinegar Cabin (N.C.) Cabins Chimneys Photographs Rustic cabins Stone carving |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |