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Title 20' off motor road Appalachian trail crossing
Date July 23, 1947
Description Image shows a wooden sign that marks the Appalachian Trail. There is writing on the sign, however, it is not legible in this image. The sign is set low to the ground, near a tree. There is underbrush all around the sign, although the area immediately surrounding it appears to have been cleared of 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
Botetourt County (Va.)
Flora
Photographs
Signs and signboards
Trails
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway