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Looking Glass Falls, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, circa 1940

Subjects
Forests & TreesNational & State ParksRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Looking Glass Falls, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Looking Glass Falls, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows Looking Glass Falls, a broad curtain of white water dropping over a dark rock ledge into a bright blue pool, framed by evergreens and autumn-tinted foliage. The caption names it as being in Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina. The falls take their name from nearby Looking Glass Rock, a granite dome that shines like a mirror when wet, and the site lies just off U.S. Highway 64 in the Transylvania County section of the forest, land once part of George Vanderbilt's Biltmore estate holdings that became Pisgah National Forest in 1916.

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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
953— LOOKING GLASS FALLS. PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA --- Published by Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N. C. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE MADE IN USA THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS
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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
Series953
ConditionGood
Place depictedPisgah National Forest, NC
PublisherAsheville Post Card Co., Asheville, NC
NotesLinen-textured stock; scan is rotated 90 degrees, caption printed vertically along the left edge; green number "1493" at one corner. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-era chrome postcard, ca. 1930s–1950s; light soiling and toning on the back, no writing.

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Looking Glass Falls, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/looking-glass-falls-pisgah-national-forest-north-carolina-ci. Accessed October 24, 2026.