Mark DOLINEr The Blue Ridge Parkway's iconic Linn Cove Viaduct (Milepost 304.6) completed the roadway, in 1983. JONaTHaN WrIGHT NPS properties in the Blue Ridge region continue for months. Here are some highlights. Upper: Booker T. Washington National Monument celebrates the life of the educator and author, who was born into slavery. Lower :Carl Sandburg Home National Historical Site is also the home of the poet's 262-acre farm. 32 BlueRidgeCountry.com Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Many associate Harpers Ferry with radical abolitionist John Brown's raid in 1859. The NAACP and the first African-American college got their starts here. This little town was a hotbed of action in the Civil War, changing hands 14 times and seeing the war's largest surrender of Union forces. Although casualties in the 1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry were low, a staggering numberhttp://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com