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Title Looking south at concessions area
Date August 1936
Description Image shows the view from a proposed concessions area in Rocky Knob Park. The view includes a grassy area with scattered trees. Several horses or mules stand under a tree to the left of the image. A wooden rail fence is visible in the right side of the image. Mountains appear in the distance. Image taken by Albert S. Burns in August of 1936. Image taken near milepost 168.5 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 Fences
Floyd County (Va.)
Mules
National park concessions
Photographs
Proposed sites
Rocky Knob (Va.)
Trees
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway