Lickstone Ridge Overlook - elev. 5150' (Milepost 459.0)

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	Lickstone Ridge Overlook - elev. 5150' (Milepost 459.0)

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Overlook Description

The Lickstone Ridge tunnel here is 406-feet long. A lickstone was a smooth stone where settlers would spread salt for their livestock.

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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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