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Title | Rocky Knob Park |
Title Note | View of construction marks in area; looking north toward Rocky Knob |
Date | August 1936 |
Description | Image shows a view of construction marks in Rocky Knob Park, most likely for the proposed lodge site, looking north toward Rocky Knob. Trucks and construction equipment are on a hillside with a small dirt road curving around. Workers are visible around the construction site, including some working with horses or mules. Image taken by Albert S. Burns in August of 1936. Image taken near milepost 168 of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Rocky Knob Park, in Floyd County, Va. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 168 Parkway Milepost: 168.0
Latitude: 36.822371
Longitude: -80.342472 |
Creator Individual | Albert S. Burns |
Tags |
Construction
Construction equipment Floyd County (Va.) Mules Photographs Proposed sites Rocky Knob (Va.) Trucks Workers |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |