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| Title | Entrance to Bluff Park looking northeast |
| Title Note | negative 7366 |
| Date | 1940 |
| Description | Road and sign leading to entrance to Bluff Park (looking towards northeast), off of Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by "JEV" in 1940. |
| Commentary | Bluff Park is now Doughton Park (formerly known as the Bluffs) was named after Congressman Robert L. Doughton because of his long time support for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Doughton Park includes meadows, pioneer cabins, and a diverse amount of wildlife. Sign in background reads "Entering Bluff Park." |
| Location |
Location Name: Bluffs Parkway Milepost: 239.0
Latitude: 36.40596
Longitude: -81.17425 |
| Creator Individual | J.E.V. |
| Tags |
Access roads
Alleghany County (N.C.) Bluff Park (N.C.) Doughton Park (N.C.) Doughton, Robert Lee Photographs Roads Signs and signboards |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
