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Title Flame Azalea
Date 1950s
Description Image shows a man and a woman observing a Flame Azalea bush, standing across from a park ranger. The photograph appears to be a possible publicity photograph for parkway tourism. The photographer and date are both unknown, but it was most likely taken in the 1950s. Image taken near Rocky Knob, Va., near milepost 168 of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Rocky Knob (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 168.2
Latitude: 36.819444
Longitude: -80.342222
Creator Individual Unknown
Tags Floyd County (Va.)
Landscape
Park rangers
Patrick County (Va.)
People
Photographs
Rocky Knob (Va.)
Tourism
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway