Mt. Airy Granite Overlook - elev. 3015' (Milepost 203.0)

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	Mt. Airy Granite Overlook - elev. 3015' (Milepost 203.0)

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Overlook Description

The small stretch of white barely visible in the valley is the Mt. Airy Granite Quarry. Beneath the ground lies a mountain of granite. The grayish white granite is ideal for monuments, bridges and buildings.

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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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