Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Parkway through Doughton Park |
Title Note | Negative 258 |
Date | September 1953 |
Description | Aerial view of Doughton Park, off of the Blue Ridge Parkway, September 1953. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by Arthur Fawcett. |
Commentary | Originally known as the Bluffs, Doughton Park was named after Congressman Robert L. Doughton, a long-time advocate and supporter of the parkway. Picture labeled "purpose: publicity." Two cards, one with image and one with metadata. |
Location |
Location Name: Doughton Park Parkway Milepost: 241.0
Latitude: 36.40596
Longitude: -81.17425 |
Creator Individual | Arthur Fawcett |
Creator Organization | United States Department of the Interior |
Tags |
Aerial views
Alleghany County (N.C.) Doughton Park (N.C.) Photographs Trees |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |