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Grandfather Mountain, Linville, NC, circa 1945

Subjects
Mountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Grandfather Mountain, Linville, NC, circa 1945, Asheville Post Card Co., NC, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard
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Back of Grandfather Mountain, Linville, NC, circa 1945, Asheville Post Card Co., NC, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Two visitors in bright jackets sit on a rocky ledge at an overlook, looking across a green, wooded valley toward the slopes of Grandfather Mountain. The caption places the view on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Linville, North Carolina, and calls the mountain "one of the most rugged mountains east of the Rockies." A road lets visitors drive up to its peaks. The parkway, a scenic motor road through the southern Appalachians, was built to connect Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, and its overlooks were designed to frame views like this one.

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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
SCENIC GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, LINVILLE, N. C. ©Hugh Morton --- Grandfather Mountain is one of the most rugged mountains east of the Rockies. A road enables driving up to its peaks.
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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
SeriesN-767 E-8048
ConditionGood
PublisherAsheville Post Card Co., Asheville, NC
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; thin border at bottom edge; © Hugh Morton photo credit printed at upper right. No postmark — unused card. Undivided back with printed "POST CARD" heading and "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; linen-texture stock, no white border on the front; light foxing/soiling and a pinkish stain along the left edge.

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Grandfather Mountain, Linville, NC, circa 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grandfather-mountain-linville-nc-circa-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.