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Title 20' off motor road. Appalachian trail crossing sign
Date July 23, 1947
Description Image shows two automobiles that are parked facing one another on a gravel roadway. The door and the trunk of one automobile are open. To the right of this vehicle, there is a small wooden sign that marks the Appalachian Trail. The sign is near a tree, and it is surrounded by leaves and brush. The image was taken near milepost 84 and Station 5+00 in Section 1J of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken on July 23, 1947.
Location Location Name: Milepost 84
Parkway Milepost: 84.0
Latitude: 37.461914
Longitude: -79.585471
Creator Individual W.D.L.
Tags Appalachian Trail
Automobiles
Botetourt County (Va.)
Photographs
Signs and signboards
Trails
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway