Slings Gap - elev. 2860' (Milepost 133.0)

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	Slings Gap - elev. 2860' (Milepost 133.0)

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Overlook Description

The name Slings Gap derives from a Mr. Schilling who lived in the area. Overtime the name was pronounced differently and eventually became Sling. Slings Gap is a passageway to the Blue Ridge plateau where fields of crops and pastures abound.

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Excerpt adaptations from Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 1 (by William G. Lord), Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 2 (by William G. Lord), Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway - 3rd Edition (by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue, and Nicole Blouin). Copyright 1981 by the American Chestnut Foundation. Reprint by permission of Menasha Ridge Press.

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