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West view, Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1936

Subjects
Bridges & DamsForests & TreesRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1936 (Linen)
Front of West view, Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1936, Harlan Clackner, PA, USA, c. 1936 linen postcard
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Back of West view, Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1936, Harlan Clackner, PA, USA, c. 1936 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks west through the limestone arch of Natural Bridge, Virginia, with Cedar Creek running through the gorge below and dense hardwood forest on the surrounding slopes. The arch rises roughly 215 feet and spans about 90 feet. A young George Washington is said to have surveyed it, and Thomas Jefferson once owned the land and built a small cabin nearby. By the 1930s the site was a long-established resort attraction with a hotel and trails; it is now a Virginia state park.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

We are here today Saturday 3 P.M. Grand Dad

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
WEST VIEW, 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 Jeffer- son, 157 acres, which included the bridge on Cedar Creek which flows under it. 6298 POST CARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.
PostmarkedNatural Bridge, VA, September 5, 1936, 17:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Harlan Clackner

326 Walnut St Royersford, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Natural Bridge, VA
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
Series6298
ConditionGood
Place addressedHarlan Clackner, 326 Walnut St, Royersford, PA
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; light corner and edge wear. Postmark: NATURAL BRIDGE, VA. SEP 5 5-PM 1936 A. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; E. C. Kropp Co. imprint; light foxing/toning on the back.

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West view, Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/west-view-natural-bridge-virginia-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.