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Description:

The Bluemont Hotel on Main Street in downtown Galax, Virginia, was a popular spot for hikers on the Appalachian Trail who passed through the city on their way north or south. Despite advertising an "automatic sprinkler system," the Bluemont burned in the 1950s and was not rebuilt.


Date:

1930

Creator:

Curt Teich & Co.

Subject

Lost Appalachian Trail

Contributor

Mills Kelly

Format

Postcard

Source:

Mills Kelly

Rights

No known copyright

Citation

Curt Teich & Co., “Bluemont Hotel, Galax, Virginia (1930s),” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 2, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/919.

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