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The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway

Driving Through Time Overlooks

The Blue Ridge Parkway is punctuated along its 469 miles by “overlooks,” where visitors stop their cars and get out to see a view, inspect a historical site, and perhaps read a little sign about what they are seeing. The following "overlooks” – which are short exhibits that highlight Parkway photographs, maps, newspaper articles or other documents – provide insightful, provocative, and engaging views of carefully-focused aspects of Parkway history. They invite you to peer into the Parkway’s past.