E. B. Jeffress Park - elev. 3657' (Milepost 271.0)

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	E. B. Jeffress Park - elev. 3657' (Milepost 271.0)

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Overlook Description

This park offers a self-guiding trail to the Cascades. Named after the 1934 chairman of the state highway commission who worked to persuade the federal government to place the Blue Ridge Parkway on its present location. A picnic area and hiking trails fill this 600-acre park.

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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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