Roper's Rock, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1905
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1901 (Early)
About this postcard
Roper's Rock rises as a tall bluff on Lookout Mountain above Chattanooga, with a steep wooden stairway climbing the hillside through leafy trees. A rail line curves along the lower right slope, and the sky carries a pink and blue sunset tint. The printed caption says the rock took its name from a Pennsylvania Regiment soldier who fell from it and was killed, and that the steps mark the path Union troops used to scale the mountain at this place. Lookout Mountain was the scene of a Civil War battle in 1863, and the rock and stairway became a local landmark for visitors.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Read House Cigar Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 13198 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Roper's Rock, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, TN |
| Place depicted | Chattanooga, TN |
| Place mentioned | Lookout Mountain, TN |
| Publisher | Read House Cigar Co., Chattanooga, TN |
| Stamp | 1c printed stamp box inscription (United States and Canada one cent; Foreign two cents) |
| Notes | Chromolithograph-style color printing with visible halftone/stipple texture; slight edge and corner wear; no white border; no writing on front. No postmark. Undivided back ('THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.'), green litho imprint; no message, no address, no stamp. Light foxing/soiling and a crease at left edge. Publisher imprint: 'Published by Read House Cigar Co., Chattanooga, Tenn., Made in U.S.A.', card no. 13198; 'C. T. Photochrom' and 'T C Co, Chicago' imprints. |
Cite this card
Roper's Rock, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ropers-rock-lookout-mountain-chattanooga-tennessee-circa-190. Accessed November 2, 2026.