A paved highway sweeps in a broad curve through wooded mountain country under a deep blue, moonlit sky, with rocky outcrops and autumn-tinted shrubs along the verge. The caption identifies the scene as U.S. Highway No. 74 in the Blue Ridge foothills of western North Carolina, on the stretch between Chimney Rock and Bat Cave. The road was a well-traveled route through Hickory Nut Gorge, an area long promoted to tourists for Chimney Rock and the surrounding mountain scenery.
Linen-textured stock with a white border; series number E-9486 printed in the lower right corner, with series N-786 also printed on the card. No postmark, address, or message — back is unused. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES" and "PLACE STAMP HERE" box; linen-texture stock with white border (front). Publisher imprint printed vertically at center: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. Light soiling/toning only.
Cite this card
U.S. Highway 74 by moonlight, Chimney Rock, NC, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/u-s-highway-74-by-moonlight-chimney-rock-nc-circa-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.
