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Title Overmountain Victory March
Date October 19, 1975
Description Photograph of crowds gathered at the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, located near milepost 331 in section 2L, during an Overmountain Victory March. The march was held to commemorate the Revolutionary War Overmountain Men and the upcoming U.S. bicentennial. Taken by Peggy Thompson on October 19, 1975.
Location Location Name: Museum of North Carolina Minerals
Parkway Milepost: 331.0
Latitude: 35.853343
Longitude: -82.051997
Creator Individual Peggy Thompson
Tags Automobiles
Gillespie Gap (N.C.)
Horseback riding
People
Photographs
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway