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| Title | Cumberland Knob Shelter Bldg #89 |
| Title Note | Negative 6520, Classification No. 728 |
| Date | September 1937 |
| Description | Cumberland Knob shelter, building #89, on section 2A, milepost 217.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by "RGH" in September 1937. |
| Commentary | Cumberland Knob is located near the Virginia state border. It is where construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway started in 1935 as part of Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1937 it became the first recreational area open to the public. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 217 Parkway Milepost: 217.0
Latitude: 36.560486
Longitude: -80.911688 |
| Creator Individual | Robert G. Hall |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Building Cumberland Knob (N.C.) Cumberland Knob Recreation Area (N.C.) Photographs Photography Picnic grounds Shelters State parks Stone carving Structures Tourism |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
