Night Scene Postcards - Natural Bridge, VA

Antique scenic view post card
White border era, circa 1930
Postmark Natural Bridge, VA
J.P. Bell "Bell-Chrome" / C.T. Color
 
NIGHT VIEW -  NATURAL BRIDGE, VIRGINIA


Natural Bridge is one of the oldest tourist destinations in the United States. It is a geological formation in Rockbridge County, Virginia, comprising a 215-foot-high (66 m) natural arch with a span of 90 feet (27 m). It is situated in a gorge carved from the surrounding mountainous terrain by Cedar Creek, a tributary of the James River. The bridge is what remains of the roof of a cave through which the Cedar Creek once flowed. Since 2016, the bridge and its surroundings have been managed by the Commonwealth of Virginia as Natural Bridge State Park.
      
   In 1927 this nocturnal lighting display of the arch and gorge was designed by two illumination engineers with the Westinghouse Company. On May 22, 1927, then President of the United States Calvin Coolidge pressed the button that inaugurated the night illumination of Natural Bridge.

  Postcards depicting evening scenes are popular with postcard collectors. No matter where you travel in the world, you'll see at least one night scene postcard on the rack at the souvenir stand. City lights, moonlit nights...

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