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Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1940

Subjects
Bridges & DamsForests & TreesRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows the Natural Bridge, a massive limestone arch spanning a rocky gorge near Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The formation rises about 215 feet and was long a celebrated tourist attraction; Thomas Jefferson purchased the site in 1774 and it became a noted Virginia landmark. Trees frame the arch, and a path with a railing runs along the stream in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This is worth seeing, very beautiful [illegible] first We came back from see the bridge from underneath at noon 4 o'clock Elizabeth

PublisherE.C. Kropp Co.
NATURAL BRIDGE, VIRGINIA --- THE NATURAL BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA is located in Rockbridge County a few miles to the west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Length of bridge 90 feet; width average 100 feet; height 215 feet; 40 feet thick. Granted from George III on July 5, 1774, to Thomas Jefferson, 157 acres, which included the bridge on Cedar Creek which flows under it. 5320 POST CARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.
PostmarkedSeptember 5, 1936
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Harlan Clark

326 Walnut St, Royersford, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherE.C. Kropp Co.
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Harlan Clark, 326 Walnut St, Royersford, PA
Place depictedNatural Bridge, VA
PublisherE.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock; white border. Postmark: NATURAL BRIDGE VA. SEP 5 -PM 1936. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; E.C. Kropp Co. imprint (No. 5320); light edge wear and toning.

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Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/natural-bridge-virginia-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.