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Title Environmental Message Label
Date August 1973
Description Image shows a bench made of a thick piece of wood. The bench is set near a stone marker, and there is a plaque with writing which is placed near the top of the marker. The writing is not visible in this image. The image was taken at the Boston Knob Overlook, likely someplace along the Leg Stretcher Loop, near milepost 38.8 in Section 1F of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Robert G. Bruce in August 1973.
Location Location Name: Boston Knob Overlook
Parkway Milepost: 38.8
Latitude: 37.81155
Longitude: -79.22769
Creator Individual Robert G. Bruce
Tags Amherst County (Va.)
Benches
Environmentalism
Interpretive development
Photographs
Scenic overlooks
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway