Roper's Rock, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1910

Subjects: Mountains & Hills Railroads & Trains
Card type: Lithograph

Back of Roper's Rock, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1910, lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

A tall rock bluff on Lookout Mountain rises behind a steep wooden stairway that climbs the hillside through leafy trees. A rail track curves along the lower right slope, and the sky is tinted with a pink and blue sunset gradient.

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PublisherRead House Cigar Co.

Roper's Rock, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn. --- ROPERS' ROCK, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, CHATTANOOGA, TENN. This rock received its name from a corporal of a Pennsylvania Regiment who fell from it and was killed. The steps indicate the path of the Union troops who scaled the mountain at this place. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY. PUBLISHED BY READ HOUSE CIGAR CO., CHATTANOOGA, TENN. MADE IN U.S.A. O. THOMPSON 13198

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Postcard record

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
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: Read House Cigar Co., Chattanooga, Tenn., card no. 13198, C.T. Co. Chicago logo.

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Roper's Rock, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ropers-rock-lookout-mountain-chattanooga-tennessee-circa-191. Accessed October 5, 2026.