A winding road with a wooden guardrail curves along the steep, rocky flank of Storm King Mountain, looking north over the Hudson River. Pine trees frame the right side of the view, and the river and distant hills glow orange in the sunset.
The highway was cut into the granite above the Hudson and promoted as the most expensive road in the world, with the river more than 400 feet below. A local tradition holds that George Washington's soldiers crossed this mountain on the way to West Point.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Aug. 9
Yesterday we saw three
states - Conn. N.Y. + Penn.
New York has some lovely
sloping meadows and rich
farms, besides the lovely
woody hills.
Tell Buster we are
looking for his balloon,
and a little "Babee" for
Betty. This the little trea-
sures for us. Heaps of love
to you all. T. & T.
White border; fine halftone dot texture; small chip/tear at right edge; printed series number 13 (R-90079).
Postmark: SLA[illegible] AUG 10 1924 PA. Divided-back card with white border, halftone color litho; pencil message written sideways on the left half. Light edge wear and album residue along the left edge.
Cite this card
Storm King Highway along the Hudson River, NY, 1924, postcard, c. 1924. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/storm-king-highway-along-the-hudson-river-ny-1924. Accessed November 2, 2026.
